Q: Is 123,340,401 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,340,401 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,340,401 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 123340401 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 293 879 2,637 5,197 7,911 15,591 23,733 46,773 140,319 420,957 1,522,721 4,568,163 13,704,489 41,113,467 and 123,340,401, with no remainder.

Since 123,340,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,340,401, 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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