Q: Is 123,420,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,420,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,420,231 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 123420231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 23 33 67 69 99 201 207 253 603 737 759 809 1,541 2,211 2,277 2,427 4,623 6,633 7,281 8,899 13,869 16,951 18,607 26,697 50,853 54,203 55,821 80,091 152,559 162,609 167,463 204,677 487,827 596,233 614,031 1,246,669 1,788,699 1,842,093 3,740,007 5,366,097 11,220,021 13,713,359 41,140,077 and 123,420,231, with no remainder.

Since 123,420,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,420,231, 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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