Q: Is 124,472,274 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,472,274 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,472,274 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 124472274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 901,973 1,803,946 2,705,919 5,411,838 20,745,379 41,490,758 62,236,137 and 124,472,274, with no remainder.

Since 124,472,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,472,274, 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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