Q: Is 101,242,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,242,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,242,300 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 101242300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 1,012,423 2,024,846 4,049,692 5,062,115 10,124,230 20,248,460 25,310,575 50,621,150 and 101,242,300, with no remainder.

Since 101,242,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,242,300, 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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