Q: Is 120,172,707 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,172,707 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,172,707 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 120172707 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 111 333 999 120,293 360,879 1,082,637 3,247,911 4,450,841 13,352,523 40,057,569 and 120,172,707, with no remainder.

Since 120,172,707 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,172,707, 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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