Q: Is 123,279 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,279 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,279 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 123279 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 29 39 87 109 327 377 1,131 1,417 3,161 4,251 9,483 41,093 and 123,279, with no remainder.

Since 123,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,279, 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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