Q: Is 120,136,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,136,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,136,542 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 120136542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 163 326 489 978 122,839 245,678 368,517 737,034 20,022,757 40,045,514 60,068,271 and 120,136,542, with no remainder.

Since 120,136,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,136,542, 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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