Q: Is 10,002,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,002,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,002,001 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 10002001 can be evenly divided by 1 17 53 289 653 901 11,101 15,317 34,609 188,717 588,353 and 10,002,001, with no remainder.

Since 10,002,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,002,001, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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