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What is the first six-digit prime number?

Deviant Audio: By first, I mean that comes numerically starting at one. I have an idea, but I want to be sure.

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Chad

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(1 year ago)

100007 from what I can tell. An easy way to find it is to make sure it is an odd number, then add all of the numbers up in it as though they were single digits (in this case it would be 1+0+0+0+0+7=8) and if that isn't divisible by 3, then 3, 6, and 9 can't go into it. Then just divide it by seven and if that doesn't work, then you've got it. :)

Fermat's Avatar Fermat (1 year ago)

A prime number is, by definition, a number that only has two factors: 1 and itself. If you find a number that isn't divisible by 3, 6, 9, and 7, that has nothing to do with whether it is prime or not. Consider 25. As you probably know, 5*5 = 25, so it is definitely a composite number. But, by your logic, it is prime. Do you see the problem here? I hope you aren't giving out answers like this to other questions.

Chad's Avatar Chad (1 year ago)

........hehehe, I hope you didn't think my method was limited to that. What kind of fool do you take me for? =P

I was just giving a quick method that often eliminates the possibility that 3 and 9 would go into it, instead of having to divide the number by both of them (given that you don't have a calculator, this method is quicker). You should know whether a number is divisible by 5 (and 10) just by looking at it, so divide it by 7 and if that won't go evenly then you just eliminated all of the single digit numbers, which often helps a whole lot (considering most numbers are divisible by them, due to them being so small). ^___^

Guest

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(1 year ago)

Yes 100007 is the first 6 digit prime.

DjDATZ

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(1 year ago)

100007 is NOT prime. It's divisible by 97.

100003 is prime and 100019 is prime.

Chad's Avatar Chad (1 year ago)

Hmm, interesting to know. Lol, I didn't really take into account two digit numbers in my method. Haha, my bad. ^_^

Guest

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(1 year ago)

Ya my bad, 100003 is correct.

Guest Avatar Guest (3 weeks ago)

100001 is first prime number

Deviant Audio's Avatar Deviant Audio (3 weeks ago)

Well, no, it isn't.

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