Q: Is 106,124,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 106,124,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 106,124,642 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 106124642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 221 442 240,101 480,202 3,121,313 4,081,717 6,242,626 8,163,434 53,062,321 and 106,124,642, with no remainder.

Since 106,124,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,124,642, 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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