Q: Is 100,143,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,143,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,143,005 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 100143005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 293 1,465 4,021 4,981 20,105 24,905 68,357 341,785 1,178,153 5,890,765 20,028,601 and 100,143,005, with no remainder.

Since 100,143,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,143,005, 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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