Q: Is 123,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,744 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 123744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,289 2,578 3,867 5,156 7,734 10,312 15,468 20,624 30,936 41,248 61,872 and 123,744, with no remainder.

Since 123,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,744, it is not a prime number.


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