Q: Is 124,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,800 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 124800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 32 39 40 48 50 52 60 64 65 75 78 80 96 100 104 120 128 130 150 156 160 192 195 200 208 240 260 300 312 320 325 384 390 400 416 480 520 600 624 640 650 780 800 832 960 975 1,040 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,560 1,600 1,664 1,920 1,950 2,080 2,400 2,496 2,600 3,120 3,200 3,900 4,160 4,800 4,992 5,200 6,240 7,800 8,320 9,600 10,400 12,480 15,600 20,800 24,960 31,200 41,600 62,400 and 124,800, with no remainder.

Since 124,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,800, it is not a prime number.


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