Q: Is 123,587 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,587 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,587 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 123587 can be evenly divided by 1 83 1,489 and 123,587, with no remainder.

Since 123,587 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,587, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,585	123,586	123,588	123,589
Prime?	no	no	no	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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