Q: Is 124,402,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,402,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,402,159 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 124402159 can be evenly divided by 1 7 41 107 287 749 4,051 4,387 28,357 30,709 166,091 433,457 1,162,637 3,034,199 17,771,737 and 124,402,159, with no remainder.

Since 124,402,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,402,159, 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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