Q: Is 101,000,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,000,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,000,100 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 101000100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 336,667 673,334 1,010,001 1,346,668 1,683,335 2,020,002 3,366,670 4,040,004 5,050,005 6,733,340 8,416,675 10,100,010 16,833,350 20,200,020 25,250,025 33,666,700 50,500,050 and 101,000,100, with no remainder.

Since 101,000,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,000,100, 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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