Q: Is 123,540,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,540,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,540,021 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 123540021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 1,247,879 3,743,637 11,230,911 13,726,669 41,180,007 and 123,540,021, with no remainder.

Since 123,540,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,540,021, 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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