Q: Is 100,555 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,555 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,555 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 100555 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 17 35 65 85 91 119 169 221 455 595 845 1,105 1,183 1,547 2,873 5,915 7,735 14,365 20,111 and 100,555, with no remainder.

Since 100,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,555, 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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