Q: Is 124,497 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,497 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,497 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 124497 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 53 81 87 159 261 477 783 1,431 1,537 2,349 4,293 4,611 13,833 41,499 and 124,497, with no remainder.

Since 124,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,497, 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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