Q: Is 123,119,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,119,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,119,997 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 123119997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 21 33 39 49 77 91 143 147 231 273 429 539 637 1,001 1,617 1,911 3,003 5,857 7,007 17,571 21,021 40,999 64,427 76,141 122,997 193,281 228,423 286,993 450,989 532,987 837,551 860,979 1,352,967 1,598,961 2,512,653 3,156,923 3,730,909 5,862,857 9,470,769 11,192,727 17,588,571 41,039,999 and 123,119,997, with no remainder.

Since 123,119,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,119,997, 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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