Q: Is 123,836 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,836 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 123836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 83 166 332 373 746 1,492 30,959 61,918 and 123,836, with no remainder.

Since 123,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,836, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,834	123,835	123,837	123,838
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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