Q: Is 101,000,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,000,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,000,238 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 101000238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 885,967 1,771,934 2,657,901 5,315,802 16,833,373 33,666,746 50,500,119 and 101,000,238, with no remainder.

Since 101,000,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,000,238, 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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