Q: Is 124,531,052 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,531,052 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,531,052 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 124531052 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 1,831,339 3,662,678 7,325,356 31,132,763 62,265,526 and 124,531,052, with no remainder.

Since 124,531,052 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,531,052, 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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