Q: Is 123,004,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,004,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,004,002 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 123004002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 121 242 363 726 169,427 338,854 508,281 1,016,562 1,863,697 3,727,394 5,591,091 11,182,182 20,500,667 41,001,334 61,502,001 and 123,004,002, with no remainder.

Since 123,004,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,004,002, 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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