Q: Is 120,034,233 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,034,233 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,034,233 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 120034233 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 71 99 213 639 781 2,343 7,029 17,077 51,231 153,693 187,847 563,541 1,212,467 1,690,623 3,637,401 10,912,203 13,337,137 40,011,411 and 120,034,233, with no remainder.

Since 120,034,233 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,034,233, 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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