Q: Is 123,494 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,494 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 123494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 8,821 17,642 61,747 and 123,494, with no remainder.

Since 123,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,494, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,492	123,493	123,495	123,496
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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