Q: Is 101,200,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,200,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,200,998 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 101200998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 167 334 501 1,002 100,999 201,998 302,997 605,994 16,866,833 33,733,666 50,600,499 and 101,200,998, with no remainder.

Since 101,200,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,200,998, 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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