Q: Is 101,038,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,038,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,038,042 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 101038042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 251 502 1,757 3,514 28,753 57,506 201,271 402,542 7,217,003 14,434,006 50,519,021 and 101,038,042, with no remainder.

Since 101,038,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,038,042, 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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