Q: Is 119,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 119,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 119,820 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 119820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,997 3,994 5,991 7,988 9,985 11,982 19,970 23,964 29,955 39,940 59,910 and 119,820, with no remainder.

Since 119,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,820, 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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