Q: Is 123,315,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,315,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,315,142 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 123315142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 101 202 4,343 8,686 14,197 28,394 610,471 1,220,942 1,433,897 2,867,794 61,657,571 and 123,315,142, with no remainder.

Since 123,315,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,315,142, 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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