Q: Is 124,421,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,421,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,421,238 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 124421238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,304,097 4,608,194 6,912,291 13,824,582 20,736,873 41,473,746 62,210,619 and 124,421,238, with no remainder.

Since 124,421,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,421,238, it is not a prime number.


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