Q: Is 124,663,239 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,663,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,663,239 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 124663239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 107 321 963 2,889 43,151 129,453 388,359 1,165,077 4,617,157 13,851,471 41,554,413 and 124,663,239, with no remainder.

Since 124,663,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,663,239, 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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