Q: Is 100,299 a Prime Number?

A: No, 100,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,299 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 100299 can be evenly divided by 1 3 67 201 499 1,497 33,433 and 100,299, with no remainder.

Since 100,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,299, it is not a prime number.

Number	100,297	100,298	100,300	100,301
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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