Q: Is 104,189,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,189,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,189,031 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 104189031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 73 219 657 1,971 52,861 158,583 475,749 1,427,247 3,858,853 11,576,559 34,729,677 and 104,189,031, with no remainder.

Since 104,189,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,189,031, 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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