Q: Is 120,201,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,201,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,201,231 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 120201231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 59 141 177 2,773 8,319 14,449 43,347 679,103 852,491 2,037,309 2,557,473 40,067,077 and 120,201,231, with no remainder.

Since 120,201,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,201,231, 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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