Q: Is 120,006,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,006,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,006,742 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 120006742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 103 131 206 262 4,447 8,894 13,493 26,986 458,041 582,557 916,082 1,165,114 60,003,371 and 120,006,742, with no remainder.

Since 120,006,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,006,742, 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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