Q: Is 96,738,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,738,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,738,003 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 96738003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 97 129 291 387 859 873 1,161 2,577 2,619 4,171 7,731 12,513 23,193 36,937 37,539 83,323 110,811 112,617 249,969 332,433 749,907 997,299 2,249,721 3,582,889 10,748,667 32,246,001 and 96,738,003, with no remainder.

Since 96,738,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,738,003, 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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