Q: Is 10,100,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,100,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,100,010 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 10100010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 336,667 673,334 1,010,001 1,683,335 2,020,002 3,366,670 5,050,005 and 10,100,010, with no remainder.

Since 10,100,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,100,010, it is not a prime number.


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