Q: Is 10,500,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,500,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,500,500 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 10500500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 21,001 42,002 84,004 105,005 210,010 420,020 525,025 1,050,050 2,100,100 2,625,125 5,250,250 and 10,500,500, with no remainder.

Since 10,500,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,500,500, 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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