Q: Is 122,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 122,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 122,536 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 122536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 53 68 106 136 212 289 424 578 901 1,156 1,802 2,312 3,604 7,208 15,317 30,634 61,268 and 122,536, with no remainder.

Since 122,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,536, 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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