Q: Is 120,116,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,116,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,116,255 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 120116255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 47 235 329 1,645 73,019 365,095 511,133 2,555,665 3,431,893 17,159,465 24,023,251 and 120,116,255, with no remainder.

Since 120,116,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,116,255, 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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