Q: Is 100,171 a Prime Number?

A: No, 100,171 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,171 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 100171 can be evenly divided by 1 109 919 and 100,171, with no remainder.

Since 100,171 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,171, it is not a prime number.

Number	100,169	100,170	100,172	100,173
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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