Q: Is 124,642,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,642,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,642,012 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 124642012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 263 526 1,052 2,893 5,786 10,771 11,572 21,542 43,084 118,481 236,962 473,924 2,832,773 5,665,546 11,331,092 31,160,503 62,321,006 and 124,642,012, with no remainder.

Since 124,642,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,642,012, 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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