Q: Is 100,331,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,331,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,331,221 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 100331221 can be evenly divided by 1 23 31 713 140,717 3,236,491 4,362,227 and 100,331,221, with no remainder.

Since 100,331,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,331,221, 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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