Q: Is 124,000,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,000,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,000,002 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 124000002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 984,127 1,968,254 2,952,381 5,904,762 6,888,889 8,857,143 13,777,778 17,714,286 20,666,667 41,333,334 62,000,001 and 124,000,002, with no remainder.

Since 124,000,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,000,002, 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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