Q: Is 126,424,270 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,424,270 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,424,270 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 126424270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 1,806,061 3,612,122 9,030,305 12,642,427 18,060,610 25,284,854 63,212,135 and 126,424,270, with no remainder.

Since 126,424,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,424,270, 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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