Q: Is 123,731,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,731,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,731,001 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 123731001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,733 5,199 7,933 15,597 23,799 71,397 13,747,889 41,243,667 and 123,731,001, with no remainder.

Since 123,731,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,731,001, 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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