Q: Is 100,311,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,311,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,311,009 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 100311009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 93 367 1,101 2,939 8,817 11,377 34,131 91,109 273,327 1,078,613 3,235,839 33,437,003 and 100,311,009, with no remainder.

Since 100,311,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,311,009, 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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