Q: Is 3,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,124 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 3124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 71 142 284 781 1,562 and 3,124, with no remainder.

Since 3,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,124, it is not a prime number.


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