Q: Is 120,001,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,001,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,001,203 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 120001203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 634,927 1,904,781 4,444,489 5,714,343 13,333,467 17,143,029 40,000,401 and 120,001,203, with no remainder.

Since 120,001,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,001,203, 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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