Q: Is 123,743,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,743,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,743,243 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 123743243 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 163 299 2,119 2,539 3,749 33,007 48,737 58,397 413,857 759,161 5,380,141 9,518,711 and 123,743,243, with no remainder.

Since 123,743,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,743,243, 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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