Q: Is 100,473,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,473,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,473,248 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 100473248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 3,139,789 6,279,578 12,559,156 25,118,312 50,236,624 and 100,473,248, with no remainder.

Since 100,473,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,473,248, 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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