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Number Buffet

Number analysis

124

124 is a composite even number that factors as 2^2 × 31.

124 is a composite even number that factors as 2^2 × 31.

Composite

The number itself

Value
124
Digits
3
Digit sum
7

1 + 2 + 4

Digit sum repeated until one digit remains; equals n mod 9 (with 9 for multiples of 9).

Reversed
421

Reverses to 421.

Parity and primality

Parity
Even

Divisible by 2.

Prime
No

Composite — it factors as 2^2 × 31.

2 distinct prime factors, 3 with multiplicity.

Squarefree
No

At least one prime appears squared.

Möbius μ(n)
0

Zero, because a squared prime divides n.

Nearest primes
113 ← → 127

A gap of 14 between them.

Divisors

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124

Aliquot sum
100

The proper divisors — everything except n itself.

Classification
Deficient

Its proper divisors fall short by 24.

How many integers from 1 to n share no factor with n.

Sums and additive structure

Sum of two squares
No

A prime congruent to 3 mod 4 divides it an odd number of times, which rules it out.

Sum of three squares
No

Excluded by Legendre: it has the form 4^a(8b + 7).

Sum of four squares
Yes

Lagrange's four-square theorem: every non-negative integer is, without exception.

Goldbach pair
11 + 113

The smallest pair of primes summing to n. Goldbach’s conjecture says one always exists; it remains unproven.

Shapes and sequences

Figurate shapes
None

Not triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, cubic, Fibonacci, Lucas, Catalan, factorial or a power of two.

Digit curiosities

Summing the squares of its digits falls into the 4 → 16 → 37 → … → 4 cycle.

Harshad number
No

Not divisible by its digit sum 7.

Collatz trajectory
108 steps to 1

Peaks at 9,232 along the way.

Written other ways

Binary
1111100
Octal
174
Base 36
3G
In words
one hundred and twenty-four
Scientific notation
1.24 × 10^2

Is 124 a prime number?

Composite — it factors as 2^2 × 31.

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Other numeral systems

Beyond the bases and Roman numerals above, these notations write 124 their own way.

Morse code
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Devanagari
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Tamil
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Thai
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References

Further reading: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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