Q: Is 124,243,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,243,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,243,702 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 124243702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 61 122 671 1,342 92,581 185,162 1,018,391 2,036,782 5,647,441 11,294,882 62,121,851 and 124,243,702, with no remainder.

Since 124,243,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,243,702, 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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