Q: Is 120,123,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,123,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,123,615 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 120123615 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 471,073 1,413,219 2,355,365 7,066,095 8,008,241 24,024,723 40,041,205 and 120,123,615, with no remainder.

Since 120,123,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,123,615, 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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