Q: Is 100,500,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,500,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,500,040 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 100500040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 2,512,501 5,025,002 10,050,004 12,562,505 20,100,008 25,125,010 50,250,020 and 100,500,040, with no remainder.

Since 100,500,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,500,040, 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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