Q: Is 125,799,831 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,799,831 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,799,831 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 125799831 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 241 723 2,169 6,507 19,333 57,999 173,997 521,991 4,659,253 13,977,759 41,933,277 and 125,799,831, with no remainder.

Since 125,799,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,799,831, 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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