Q: Is 123,512,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,512,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,512,420 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 123512420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 89 178 356 445 890 1,780 69,389 138,778 277,556 346,945 693,890 1,387,780 6,175,621 12,351,242 24,702,484 30,878,105 61,756,210 and 123,512,420, with no remainder.

Since 123,512,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,512,420, 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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