Q: Is 123,456,790 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,456,790 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,456,790 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 123456790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 37 74 185 370 333,667 667,334 1,668,335 3,336,670 12,345,679 24,691,358 61,728,395 and 123,456,790, with no remainder.

Since 123,456,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,456,790, 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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