Q: Is 100,301,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,301,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,301,031 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 100301031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,303 2,851 3,909 8,553 11,727 25,659 35,181 76,977 3,714,853 11,144,559 33,433,677 and 100,301,031, with no remainder.

Since 100,301,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,301,031, 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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