Q: Is 123,850 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,850 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 123850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 2,477 4,954 12,385 24,770 61,925 and 123,850, with no remainder.

Since 123,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,850, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,848	123,849	123,851	123,852
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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