Q: Is 124,821,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,821,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,821,742 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 124821742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 571 1,142 3,769 7,538 16,559 33,118 109,301 218,602 2,152,099 4,304,198 62,410,871 and 124,821,742, with no remainder.

Since 124,821,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,821,742, 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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