Q: Is 123,462 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,462 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 123462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 361 722 1,083 2,166 3,249 6,498 6,859 13,718 20,577 41,154 61,731 and 123,462, with no remainder.

Since 123,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,462, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,460	123,461	123,463	123,464
Prime?	no	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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