Q: Is 120,072,517 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,072,517 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,072,517 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 120072517 can be evenly divided by 1 31 73 97 547 2,263 3,007 7,081 16,957 39,931 53,059 219,511 1,237,861 1,644,829 3,873,307 and 120,072,517, with no remainder.

Since 120,072,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,072,517, 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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