Q: Is 123,456,781 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,456,781 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,456,781 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 123456781 can be evenly divided by 1 7 41 149 287 1,043 2,887 6,109 20,209 42,763 118,367 430,163 828,569 3,011,141 17,636,683 and 123,456,781, with no remainder.

Since 123,456,781 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,456,781, 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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