Q: Is 123,200,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,200,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,200,238 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 123200238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 2,933,339 5,866,678 8,800,017 17,600,034 20,533,373 41,066,746 61,600,119 and 123,200,238, with no remainder.

Since 123,200,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,200,238, 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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