Q: Is 123,543 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,543 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,543 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 123543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 37 53 63 111 159 259 333 371 477 777 1,113 1,961 2,331 3,339 5,883 13,727 17,649 41,181 and 123,543, with no remainder.

Since 123,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,543, 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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