Q: Is 120,134,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,134,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,134,540 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 120134540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 197 394 788 985 1,970 3,940 30,491 60,982 121,964 152,455 304,910 609,820 6,006,727 12,013,454 24,026,908 30,033,635 60,067,270 and 120,134,540, with no remainder.

Since 120,134,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,134,540, 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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