Q: Is 120,173,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,173,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,173,148 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 120173148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,338,143 6,676,286 10,014,429 13,352,572 20,028,858 30,043,287 40,057,716 60,086,574 and 120,173,148, with no remainder.

Since 120,173,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,173,148, 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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