Q: Is 124,202,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,202,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,202,997 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 124202997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,381 3,331 4,143 9,993 12,429 29,979 37,287 89,937 4,600,111 13,800,333 41,400,999 and 124,202,997, with no remainder.

Since 124,202,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,202,997, 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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