Q: Is 104,242,523 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,242,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,242,523 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 104242523 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 827 1,637 5,789 9,097 11,459 18,007 63,679 126,049 1,353,799 9,476,593 14,891,789 and 104,242,523, with no remainder.

Since 104,242,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,242,523, 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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