Q: Is 123,497 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,497 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,497 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 123497 can be evenly divided by 1 11 103 109 1,133 1,199 11,227 and 123,497, with no remainder.

Since 123,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,497, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,495	123,496	123,498	123,499
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

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

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