Q: Is 123,252,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,252,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,252,542 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 123252542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 151 302 1,057 2,114 7,399 8,329 14,798 16,658 58,303 116,606 408,121 816,242 1,257,679 2,515,358 8,803,753 17,607,506 61,626,271 and 123,252,542, with no remainder.

Since 123,252,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,252,542, 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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