Q: Is 124,321,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,321,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,321,542 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 124321542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 3,779 5,483 7,558 10,966 11,337 16,449 22,674 32,898 20,720,257 41,440,514 62,160,771 and 124,321,542, with no remainder.

Since 124,321,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,321,542, 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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