Q: Is 100,097 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,097 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,097 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 100097 can be evenly divided by 1 199 503 and 100,097, with no remainder.

Since 100,097 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,097, it is not a prime number.


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