Q: Is 102,321,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 102,321,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 102,321,742 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 102321742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 131 262 2,227 4,454 22,973 45,946 390,541 781,082 3,009,463 6,018,926 51,160,871 and 102,321,742, with no remainder.

Since 102,321,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,321,742, 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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