Q: Is 20,100,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,100,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,100,003 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 20100003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 87,013 261,039 609,091 957,143 1,827,273 2,871,429 6,700,001 and 20,100,003, with no remainder.

Since 20,100,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,100,003, 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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