Q: Is 100,120,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,120,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,120,002 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 100120002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 450,991 901,982 1,352,973 2,705,946 16,686,667 33,373,334 50,060,001 and 100,120,002, with no remainder.

Since 100,120,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,120,002, 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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