Q: Is 119,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 119,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 119,988 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 119988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 101 108 132 198 202 297 303 396 404 594 606 909 1,111 1,188 1,212 1,818 2,222 2,727 3,333 3,636 4,444 5,454 6,666 9,999 10,908 13,332 19,998 29,997 39,996 59,994 and 119,988, with no remainder.

Since 119,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,988, 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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