Q: Is 124,502,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,502,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,502,488 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 124502488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 1,414,801 2,829,602 5,659,204 11,318,408 15,562,811 31,125,622 62,251,244 and 124,502,488, with no remainder.

Since 124,502,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,502,488, 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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