Q: Is 124,197,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,197,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,197,243 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 124197243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 79 237 1,501 4,503 27,581 82,743 524,039 1,572,117 2,178,899 6,536,697 41,399,081 and 124,197,243, with no remainder.

Since 124,197,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,197,243, 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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