Q: Is 124,236,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,236,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,236,502 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 124236502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 239 478 3,107 6,214 19,993 39,986 259,909 519,818 4,778,327 9,556,654 62,118,251 and 124,236,502, with no remainder.

Since 124,236,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,236,502, 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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