Q: Is 124,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,978 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 124978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 79 113 158 226 553 791 1,106 1,582 8,927 17,854 62,489 and 124,978, with no remainder.

Since 124,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,978, it is not a prime number.


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