Q: Is 100,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,971 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 100971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 863 2,589 7,767 11,219 33,657 and 100,971, with no remainder.

Since 100,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,971, 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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