Q: Is 124,241,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,241,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,241,042 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 124241042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 419 838 4,007 8,014 15,503 31,006 148,259 296,518 1,678,933 3,357,866 62,120,521 and 124,241,042, with no remainder.

Since 124,241,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,241,042, 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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