Q: Is 124,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,496 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 124496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 251 496 502 1,004 2,008 4,016 7,781 15,562 31,124 62,248 and 124,496, with no remainder.

Since 124,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,496, 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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