Q: Is 123,996,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,996,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,996,501 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 123996501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 523 1,569 2,927 4,707 8,781 14,121 26,343 42,363 79,029 237,087 1,530,821 4,592,463 13,777,389 41,332,167 and 123,996,501, with no remainder.

Since 123,996,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,996,501, it is not a prime number.


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

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