Q: Is 123,240,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,240,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,240,123 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 123240123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 243 459 1,377 4,131 29,833 89,499 268,497 507,161 805,491 1,521,483 2,416,473 4,564,449 7,249,419 13,693,347 41,080,041 and 123,240,123, with no remainder.

Since 123,240,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,240,123, 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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