Q: Is 120,100,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,100,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,100,010 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 120100010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 107 214 535 1,049 1,070 2,098 5,245 10,490 11,449 22,898 57,245 112,243 114,490 224,486 561,215 1,122,430 12,010,001 24,020,002 60,050,005 and 120,100,010, with no remainder.

Since 120,100,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,100,010, 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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