Q: Is 123,741 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,741 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,741 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 123741 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 4,583 13,749 41,247 and 123,741, with no remainder.

Since 123,741 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,741, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,739	123,740	123,742	123,743
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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