Q: Is 124,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,248 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 124248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 31 62 93 124 167 186 248 334 372 501 668 744 1,002 1,336 2,004 4,008 5,177 10,354 15,531 20,708 31,062 41,416 62,124 and 124,248, with no remainder.

Since 124,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,248, it is not a prime number.


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