Q: Is 10,053,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,053,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,053,001 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 10053001 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 23 119 161 391 2,737 3,673 25,711 62,441 84,479 437,087 591,353 1,436,143 and 10,053,001, with no remainder.

Since 10,053,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,053,001, 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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