Q: Is 123,006,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,006,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,006,237 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 123006237 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 107 321 1,819 5,457 22,541 67,623 383,197 1,149,591 2,411,887 7,235,661 41,002,079 and 123,006,237, with no remainder.

Since 123,006,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,006,237, 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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