Q: Is 100,500,201 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,500,201 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,500,201 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 100500201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 67 201 603 166,667 500,001 1,500,003 11,166,689 33,500,067 and 100,500,201, with no remainder.

Since 100,500,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,500,201, 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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