Q: Is 120,001,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,001,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,001,023 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 120001023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 167 501 1,503 79,841 239,523 718,569 13,333,447 40,000,341 and 120,001,023, with no remainder.

Since 120,001,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,001,023, 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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