Q: Is 123,957 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,957 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,957 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 123957 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 4,591 13,773 41,319 and 123,957, with no remainder.

Since 123,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,957, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,955	123,956	123,958	123,959
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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