Q: Is 101,001,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,001,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,001,010 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 101001010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 55 101 110 202 505 1,010 1,111 2,222 5,555 9,091 11,110 18,182 45,455 90,910 100,001 200,002 500,005 918,191 1,000,010 1,836,382 4,590,955 9,181,910 10,100,101 20,200,202 50,500,505 and 101,001,010, with no remainder.

Since 101,001,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,001,010, 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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