Q: Is 120,004,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,004,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,004,002 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 120004002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 79 158 237 474 711 1,422 84,391 168,782 253,173 506,346 759,519 1,519,038 6,666,889 13,333,778 20,000,667 40,001,334 60,002,001 and 120,004,002, with no remainder.

Since 120,004,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,004,002, 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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