Q: Is 100,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,300 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 100300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 59 68 85 100 118 170 236 295 340 425 590 850 1,003 1,180 1,475 1,700 2,006 2,950 4,012 5,015 5,900 10,030 20,060 25,075 50,150 and 100,300, with no remainder.

Since 100,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,300, it is not a prime number.


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