Q: Is 120,051,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,051,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,051,462 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 120051462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 1,053,083 2,106,166 3,159,249 6,318,498 20,008,577 40,017,154 60,025,731 and 120,051,462, with no remainder.

Since 120,051,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,051,462, 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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