Q: Is 100,421,757 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,421,757 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,421,757 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 100421757 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 631 1,893 5,679 17,683 53,049 159,147 11,157,973 33,473,919 and 100,421,757, with no remainder.

Since 100,421,757 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,421,757, 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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