Q: Is 120,072,198 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,072,198 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,072,198 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 120072198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 354 339,187 678,374 1,017,561 2,035,122 20,012,033 40,024,066 60,036,099 and 120,072,198, with no remainder.

Since 120,072,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,072,198, 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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