Q: Is 125,408,658 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,408,658 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,408,658 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 125408658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 131 262 393 786 159,553 319,106 478,659 957,318 20,901,443 41,802,886 62,704,329 and 125,408,658, with no remainder.

Since 125,408,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,408,658, 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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