Q: Is 100,140,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,140,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,140,520 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 100140520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 2,503,513 5,007,026 10,014,052 12,517,565 20,028,104 25,035,130 50,070,260 and 100,140,520, with no remainder.

Since 100,140,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,140,520, 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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