Q: Is 124,000,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,000,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,000,046 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 124000046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 1,009 1,429 2,018 2,858 43,387 61,447 86,774 122,894 1,441,861 2,883,722 62,000,023 and 124,000,046, with no remainder.

Since 124,000,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,000,046, 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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