Q: Is 101,163,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,163,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,163,642 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 101163642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 354 285,773 571,546 857,319 1,714,638 16,860,607 33,721,214 50,581,821 and 101,163,642, with no remainder.

Since 101,163,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,163,642, 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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