Q: Is 123,420,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,420,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,420,496 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 123420496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 41 47 82 94 164 188 328 376 656 752 1,927 3,854 4,003 7,708 8,006 15,416 16,012 30,832 32,024 64,048 164,123 188,141 328,246 376,282 656,492 752,564 1,312,984 1,505,128 2,625,968 3,010,256 7,713,781 15,427,562 30,855,124 61,710,248 and 123,420,496, with no remainder.

Since 123,420,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,420,496, 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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