Q: Is 100,999,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,999,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,999,998 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 100999998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 510,101 1,020,202 1,530,303 3,060,606 4,590,909 5,611,111 9,181,818 11,222,222 16,833,333 33,666,666 50,499,999 and 100,999,998, with no remainder.

Since 100,999,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,999,998, 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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