Q: Is 128,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 128,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 128,742 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 128742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 499 998 1,497 2,994 21,457 42,914 64,371 and 128,742, with no remainder.

Since 128,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,742, 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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