Q: Is 122,374,638 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 122,374,638 is not a prime number.

Why is 122,374,638 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 122374638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 755,399 1,510,798 2,266,197 4,532,394 6,798,591 13,597,182 20,395,773 40,791,546 61,187,319 and 122,374,638, with no remainder.

Since 122,374,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,374,638, 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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