Q: Is 123,004,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,004,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,004,242 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 123004242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 317 634 951 1,902 2,853 5,706 21,557 43,114 64,671 129,342 194,013 388,026 6,833,569 13,667,138 20,500,707 41,001,414 61,502,121 and 123,004,242, with no remainder.

Since 123,004,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,004,242, 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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