Q: Is 100,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,600 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 100600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 503 1,006 2,012 2,515 4,024 5,030 10,060 12,575 20,120 25,150 50,300 and 100,600, with no remainder.

Since 100,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,600, it is not a prime number.


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