Q: Is 124,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,572 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 124572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 1,483 2,966 4,449 5,932 8,898 10,381 17,796 20,762 31,143 41,524 62,286 and 124,572, with no remainder.

Since 124,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,572, it is not a prime number.


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