Q: Is 123,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,959 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 123959 can be evenly divided by 1 11 59 191 649 2,101 11,269 and 123,959, with no remainder.

Since 123,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,957	123,958	123,960	123,961
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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