Q: Is 104,662,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,662,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,662,159 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 104662159 can be evenly divided by 1 7 37 101 259 707 3,737 4,001 26,159 28,007 148,037 404,101 1,036,259 2,828,707 14,951,737 and 104,662,159, with no remainder.

Since 104,662,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,662,159, 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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