Q: Is 100,251 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,251 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,251 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 100251 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 47 79 141 237 423 711 1,269 2,133 3,713 11,139 33,417 and 100,251, with no remainder.

Since 100,251 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,251, 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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