Q: Is 123,700 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,700 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 123700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 1,237 2,474 4,948 6,185 12,370 24,740 30,925 61,850 and 123,700, with no remainder.

Since 123,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,700, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,698	123,699	123,701	123,702
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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