Q: Is 123,946 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,946 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 123946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 2,137 4,274 61,973 and 123,946, with no remainder.

Since 123,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,946, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,944	123,945	123,947	123,948
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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