Q: Is 101,142,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,142,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,142,315 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 101142315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 163 489 815 1,467 2,445 7,335 13,789 41,367 68,945 124,101 206,835 620,505 2,247,607 6,742,821 11,238,035 20,228,463 33,714,105 and 101,142,315, with no remainder.

Since 101,142,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,142,315, 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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