Q: Is 120,157,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,157,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,157,012 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 120157012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,347 4,694 9,388 12,799 25,598 51,196 30,039,253 60,078,506 and 120,157,012, with no remainder.

Since 120,157,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,157,012, 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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