Q: Is 101,238,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,238,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,238,708 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 101238708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,259 2,518 3,777 5,036 6,701 7,554 13,402 15,108 20,103 26,804 40,206 80,412 8,436,559 16,873,118 25,309,677 33,746,236 50,619,354 and 101,238,708, with no remainder.

Since 101,238,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,238,708, 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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