Q: Is 123,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,498 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 123498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,287 4,574 6,861 13,722 20,583 41,166 61,749 and 123,498, with no remainder.

Since 123,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,496	123,497	123,499	123,500
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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