Q: Is 120,002,556 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,002,556 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,002,556 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 120002556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 163 228 326 489 652 978 1,956 3,097 3,229 6,194 6,458 9,291 9,687 12,388 12,916 18,582 19,374 37,164 38,748 61,351 122,702 184,053 245,404 368,106 526,327 736,212 1,052,654 1,578,981 2,105,308 3,157,962 6,315,924 10,000,213 20,000,426 30,000,639 40,000,852 60,001,278 and 120,002,556, with no remainder.

Since 120,002,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,002,556, 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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