Q: Is 10,122,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,122,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,122,003 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 10122003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 81 171 513 1,539 6,577 19,731 59,193 124,963 177,579 374,889 532,737 1,124,667 3,374,001 and 10,122,003, with no remainder.

Since 10,122,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,122,003, 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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