Q: Is 120,001,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,001,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,001,311 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 120001311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,531 2,903 4,593 8,709 13,779 26,127 41,337 78,381 4,444,493 13,333,479 40,000,437 and 120,001,311, with no remainder.

Since 120,001,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,001,311, 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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