Q: Is 124,578,189 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,578,189 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,578,189 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 124578189 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 207 621 200,609 601,827 1,805,481 4,614,007 5,416,443 13,842,021 41,526,063 and 124,578,189, with no remainder.

Since 124,578,189 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,578,189, 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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