Q: Is 100,000,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,000,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,000,100 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 100000100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 101 202 404 505 1,010 2,020 2,525 5,050 9,901 10,100 19,802 39,604 49,505 99,010 198,020 247,525 495,050 990,100 1,000,001 2,000,002 4,000,004 5,000,005 10,000,010 20,000,020 25,000,025 50,000,050 and 100,000,100, with no remainder.

Since 100,000,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,000,100, 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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