Q: Is 300,142,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 300,142,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 300,142,100 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 300142100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 3,001,421 6,002,842 12,005,684 15,007,105 30,014,210 60,028,420 75,035,525 150,071,050 and 300,142,100, with no remainder.

Since 300,142,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,142,100, 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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