Q: Is 123,242,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,242,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,242,462 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 123242462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 379 758 2,653 5,306 23,227 46,454 162,589 325,178 8,803,033 17,606,066 61,621,231 and 123,242,462, with no remainder.

Since 123,242,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,242,462, 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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