Q: Is 100,099 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,099 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,099 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 100099 can be evenly divided by 1 31 3,229 and 100,099, with no remainder.

Since 100,099 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,099, 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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