Q: Is 123,142,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,142,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,142,021 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 123142021 can be evenly divided by 1 19 47 73 893 1,387 1,889 3,431 35,891 65,189 88,783 137,897 1,686,877 2,620,043 6,481,159 and 123,142,021, with no remainder.

Since 123,142,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,142,021, 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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