Q: Is 120,140,657 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,140,657 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,140,657 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 120140657 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 211 1,477 2,743 6,257 19,201 43,799 81,341 569,387 1,320,227 9,241,589 17,162,951 and 120,140,657, with no remainder.

Since 120,140,657 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,140,657, 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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