Q: Is 101,200,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,200,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,200,005 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 101200005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 227 681 1,135 2,043 3,405 9,907 10,215 29,721 49,535 89,163 148,605 445,815 2,248,889 6,746,667 11,244,445 20,240,001 33,733,335 and 101,200,005, with no remainder.

Since 101,200,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,200,005, 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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