Q: Is 120,132,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,132,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,132,042 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 120132042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 241,229 482,458 723,687 1,447,374 20,022,007 40,044,014 60,066,021 and 120,132,042, with no remainder.

Since 120,132,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,132,042, 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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