Q: Is 124,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 124,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 124,712 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 124712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 131 136 238 262 476 524 917 952 1,048 1,834 2,227 3,668 4,454 7,336 8,908 15,589 17,816 31,178 62,356 and 124,712, with no remainder.

Since 124,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,712, 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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