Q: Is 120,157,359 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,157,359 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,157,359 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 120157359 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 49 69 147 161 343 483 1,029 1,127 3,381 5,077 7,889 15,231 23,667 35,539 106,617 116,771 248,773 350,313 746,319 817,397 1,741,411 2,452,191 5,224,233 5,721,779 17,165,337 40,052,453 and 120,157,359, with no remainder.

Since 120,157,359 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,157,359, 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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