Q: Is 123,971 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,971 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 123971 can be evenly divided by 1 151 821 and 123,971, with no remainder.

Since 123,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,971, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,969	123,970	123,972	123,973
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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