Q: Is 124,315,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,315,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,315,242 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 124315242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 83 118 166 177 249 354 498 4,231 4,897 8,462 9,794 12,693 14,691 25,386 29,382 249,629 351,173 499,258 702,346 748,887 1,053,519 1,497,774 2,107,038 20,719,207 41,438,414 62,157,621 and 124,315,242, with no remainder.

Since 124,315,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,315,242, 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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