Q: Is 124,056,567 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,056,567 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,056,567 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 124056567 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 361 1,083 3,249 38,183 114,549 343,647 725,477 2,176,431 6,529,293 13,784,063 41,352,189 and 124,056,567, with no remainder.

Since 124,056,567 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,056,567, 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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