Q: Is 124,740,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,740,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,740,738 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 124740738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 364,739 729,478 1,094,217 2,188,434 3,282,651 6,565,302 6,930,041 13,860,082 20,790,123 41,580,246 62,370,369 and 124,740,738, with no remainder.

Since 124,740,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,740,738, 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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