Q: Is 124,540,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,540,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,540,006 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 124540006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 83 166 269 538 2,789 5,578 22,327 44,654 231,487 462,974 750,241 1,500,482 62,270,003 and 124,540,006, with no remainder.

Since 124,540,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,540,006, 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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