Q: Is 120,040,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,040,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,040,656 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 120040656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 2,500,847 5,001,694 7,502,541 10,003,388 15,005,082 20,006,776 30,010,164 40,013,552 60,020,328 and 120,040,656, with no remainder.

Since 120,040,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,040,656, 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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