Q: Is 100,427,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,427,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,427,748 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 100427748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 8,368,979 16,737,958 25,106,937 33,475,916 50,213,874 and 100,427,748, with no remainder.

Since 100,427,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,427,748, 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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