Q: Is 101,231,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,231,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,231,221 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 101231221 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 19 91 133 247 1,729 58,549 409,843 761,137 1,112,431 5,327,959 7,787,017 14,461,603 and 101,231,221, with no remainder.

Since 101,231,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,231,221, 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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