Q: Is 123,456,717 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,456,717 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,456,717 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 123456717 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 71 81 213 639 1,917 5,751 21,467 64,401 193,203 579,609 1,524,157 1,738,827 4,572,471 13,717,413 41,152,239 and 123,456,717, with no remainder.

Since 123,456,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,456,717, 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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