Q: Is 124,261,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,261,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,261,742 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 124261742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 1,553 3,106 3,637 7,274 17,083 34,166 40,007 80,014 5,648,261 11,296,522 62,130,871 and 124,261,742, with no remainder.

Since 124,261,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,261,742, 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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