Q: Is 123,799 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,799 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,799 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 123799 can be evenly divided by 1 13 89 107 1,157 1,391 9,523 and 123,799, with no remainder.

Since 123,799 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,799, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,797	123,798	123,800	123,801
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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