Q: Is 124,320,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,320,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,320,501 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 124320501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 61 81 183 243 549 1,647 4,941 8,387 14,823 25,161 75,483 226,449 511,607 679,347 1,534,821 2,038,041 4,604,463 13,813,389 41,440,167 and 124,320,501, with no remainder.

Since 124,320,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,320,501, 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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