Q: Is 120,040,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,040,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,040,232 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 120040232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 1,154,233 2,308,466 4,616,932 9,233,864 15,005,029 30,010,058 60,020,116 and 120,040,232, with no remainder.

Since 120,040,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,040,232, 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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