Q: Is 124,021,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,021,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,021,542 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 124021542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 3,709 5,573 7,418 11,127 11,146 16,719 22,254 33,438 20,670,257 41,340,514 62,010,771 and 124,021,542, with no remainder.

Since 124,021,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,021,542, 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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