Q: Is 120,121,227 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,121,227 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,121,227 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 120121227 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 59 177 531 226,217 678,651 2,035,953 13,346,803 40,040,409 and 120,121,227, with no remainder.

Since 120,121,227 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,121,227, 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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