Q: Is 123,244,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,244,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,244,542 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 123244542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 83 166 249 498 747 1,494 82,493 164,986 247,479 494,958 742,437 1,484,874 6,846,919 13,693,838 20,540,757 41,081,514 61,622,271 and 123,244,542, with no remainder.

Since 123,244,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,244,542, 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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