Q: Is 101,100,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,100,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,100,003 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 101100003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 29 51 87 289 493 867 1,479 4,021 8,381 12,063 25,143 68,357 116,609 205,071 349,827 1,162,069 1,982,353 3,486,207 5,947,059 33,700,001 and 101,100,003, with no remainder.

Since 101,100,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,100,003, 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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