Q: Is 120,031,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,031,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,031,218 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 120031218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 863 1,726 2,589 5,178 7,727 7,767 15,454 15,534 23,181 46,362 69,543 139,086 6,668,401 13,336,802 20,005,203 40,010,406 60,015,609 and 120,031,218, with no remainder.

Since 120,031,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,031,218, 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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