Q: Is 124,578 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,578 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,578 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 124578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 769 1,538 2,307 4,614 6,921 13,842 20,763 41,526 62,289 and 124,578, with no remainder.

Since 124,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,578, 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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