Q: Is 120,123,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,123,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,123,179 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 120123179 can be evenly divided by 1 11 73 227 659 803 2,497 7,249 16,571 48,107 149,593 182,281 529,177 1,645,523 10,920,289 and 120,123,179, with no remainder.

Since 120,123,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,123,179, 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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