Q: Is 100,020,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,020,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,020,997 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 100020997 can be evenly divided by 1 19 23 437 228,881 4,348,739 5,264,263 and 100,020,997, with no remainder.

Since 100,020,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,020,997, 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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