Q: Is 124,423,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,423,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,423,012 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 124423012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 53 106 212 371 742 1,484 83,843 167,686 335,372 586,901 1,173,802 2,347,604 4,443,679 8,887,358 17,774,716 31,105,753 62,211,506 and 124,423,012, with no remainder.

Since 124,423,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,423,012, 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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