Q: Is 125,316,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,316,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,316,842 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 125316842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 643 1,286 4,501 9,002 13,921 27,842 97,447 194,894 8,951,203 17,902,406 62,658,421 and 125,316,842, with no remainder.

Since 125,316,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,316,842, 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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