Q: Is 123,983 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 123,983 is a prime number.

Why is 123,983 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 123983 can be evenly divided by 1 and 123,983, with no remainder.

Since 123,983 can be divided by just 1 and 123,983, it is a prime number.

Number	123,981	123,982	123,984	123,985
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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