Q: Is 124,909,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,909,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,909,938 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 124909938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 771,049 1,542,098 2,313,147 4,626,294 6,939,441 13,878,882 20,818,323 41,636,646 62,454,969 and 124,909,938, with no remainder.

Since 124,909,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,909,938, 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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