Q: Is 123,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,970 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 123970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 23 35 46 49 55 70 77 98 110 115 154 161 230 245 253 322 385 490 506 539 770 805 1,078 1,127 1,265 1,610 1,771 2,254 2,530 2,695 3,542 5,390 5,635 8,855 11,270 12,397 17,710 24,794 61,985 and 123,970, with no remainder.

Since 123,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,970, it is not a prime number.


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