Q: Is 124,554,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,554,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,554,042 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 124554042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 282 423 846 147,227 294,454 441,681 883,362 1,325,043 2,650,086 6,919,669 13,839,338 20,759,007 41,518,014 62,277,021 and 124,554,042, with no remainder.

Since 124,554,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,554,042, 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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