Q: Is 100,042,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,042,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,042,203 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 100042203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 79 237 1,817 5,451 18,353 55,059 422,119 1,266,357 1,449,887 4,349,661 33,347,401 and 100,042,203, with no remainder.

Since 100,042,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,042,203, 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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