Q: Is 100,142,155 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,142,155 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,142,155 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 100142155 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 149 745 2,533 7,907 12,665 39,535 134,419 672,095 1,178,143 5,890,715 20,028,431 and 100,142,155, with no remainder.

Since 100,142,155 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,142,155, 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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