Q: Is 120,146,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,146,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,146,724 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 120146724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,337,409 6,674,818 10,012,227 13,349,636 20,024,454 30,036,681 40,048,908 60,073,362 and 120,146,724, with no remainder.

Since 120,146,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,146,724, 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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