Q: Is 123,459 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,459 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,459 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 123459 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 5,879 17,637 41,153 and 123,459, with no remainder.

Since 123,459 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,459, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,457	123,458	123,460	123,461
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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