Q: Is 124,003,523 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,003,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,003,523 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 124003523 can be evenly divided by 1 7 109 331 491 763 2,317 3,437 36,079 53,519 162,521 252,553 374,633 1,137,647 17,714,789 and 124,003,523, with no remainder.

Since 124,003,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,003,523, 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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