Q: Is 122,230,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 122,230,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 122,230,542 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 122230542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 2,910,251 5,820,502 8,730,753 17,461,506 20,371,757 40,743,514 61,115,271 and 122,230,542, with no remainder.

Since 122,230,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,230,542, 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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