Q: Is 123,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,536 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 123536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,103 2,206 4,412 7,721 8,824 15,442 17,648 30,884 61,768 and 123,536, with no remainder.

Since 123,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,536, 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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