Q: Is 120,023,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,023,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,023,230 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 120023230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 706,019 1,412,038 3,530,095 7,060,190 12,002,323 24,004,646 60,011,615 and 120,023,230, with no remainder.

Since 120,023,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,023,230, 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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