Q: Is 120,120,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,120,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,120,240 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 120120240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 500,501 1,001,002 1,501,503 2,002,004 2,502,505 3,003,006 4,004,008 5,005,010 6,006,012 7,507,515 8,008,016 10,010,020 12,012,024 15,015,030 20,020,040 24,024,048 30,030,060 40,040,080 60,060,120 and 120,120,240, with no remainder.

Since 120,120,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,120,240, it is not a prime number.


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