Q: Is 124,209,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,209,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,209,608 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 124209608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 157 314 628 1,256 98,893 197,786 395,572 791,144 15,526,201 31,052,402 62,104,804 and 124,209,608, with no remainder.

Since 124,209,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,209,608, 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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