Q: Is 124,231,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,231,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,231,020 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 124231020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 2,070,517 4,141,034 6,211,551 8,282,068 10,352,585 12,423,102 20,705,170 24,846,204 31,057,755 41,410,340 62,115,510 and 124,231,020, with no remainder.

Since 124,231,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,231,020, 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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