Q: Is 124,862,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,862,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,862,704 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 124862704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 73 146 292 584 1,168 106,903 213,806 427,612 855,224 1,710,448 7,803,919 15,607,838 31,215,676 62,431,352 and 124,862,704, with no remainder.

Since 124,862,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,862,704, 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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