Q: Is 123,111,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,111,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,111,998 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 123111998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 193 197 386 394 1,619 3,238 38,021 76,042 312,467 318,943 624,934 637,886 61,555,999 and 123,111,998, with no remainder.

Since 123,111,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,111,998, 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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