Q: Is 125,009,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,009,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,009,871 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 125009871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 311 933 2,177 6,531 19,141 57,423 133,987 401,961 5,952,851 17,858,553 41,669,957 and 125,009,871, with no remainder.

Since 125,009,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,009,871, 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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