Q: Is 126,023,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,023,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,023,139 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 126023139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 1,272,961 3,818,883 11,456,649 14,002,571 42,007,713 and 126,023,139, with no remainder.

Since 126,023,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,023,139, 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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