Q: Is 120,131,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,131,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,131,138 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 120131138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 521 1,042 3,719 7,438 16,151 32,302 115,289 230,578 1,937,599 3,875,198 60,065,569 and 120,131,138, with no remainder.

Since 120,131,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,131,138, 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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