Q: Is 120,202,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,202,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,202,531 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 120202531 can be evenly divided by 1 19 23 31 361 437 467 589 713 8,303 8,873 10,741 11,191 13,547 14,477 168,587 204,079 257,393 275,063 332,971 3,877,501 5,226,197 6,326,449 and 120,202,531, with no remainder.

Since 120,202,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,202,531, 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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