Q: Is 125,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,240 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 125240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 101 124 155 202 248 310 404 505 620 808 1,010 1,240 2,020 3,131 4,040 6,262 12,524 15,655 25,048 31,310 62,620 and 125,240, with no remainder.

Since 125,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,240, it is not a prime number.


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