Q: Is 124,212,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,212,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,212,012 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 124212012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 317 634 951 1,268 1,902 3,804 32,653 65,306 97,959 130,612 195,918 391,836 10,351,001 20,702,002 31,053,003 41,404,004 62,106,006 and 124,212,012, with no remainder.

Since 124,212,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,212,012, 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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