Q: Is 124,508,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,508,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,508,940 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 124508940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 2,075,149 4,150,298 6,225,447 8,300,596 10,375,745 12,450,894 20,751,490 24,901,788 31,127,235 41,502,980 62,254,470 and 124,508,940, with no remainder.

Since 124,508,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,508,940, 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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