Q: Is 123,743 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,743 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 123743 can be evenly divided by 1 17 29 251 493 4,267 7,279 and 123,743, with no remainder.

Since 123,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,743, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,741	123,742	123,744	123,745
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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