Q: Is 124,221,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,221,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,221,142 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 124221142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 347 694 5,899 10,529 11,798 21,058 178,993 357,986 3,653,563 7,307,126 62,110,571 and 124,221,142, with no remainder.

Since 124,221,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,221,142, 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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