Q: Is 120,205,761 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,205,761 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,205,761 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 120205761 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 247 741 162,221 486,663 2,108,873 3,082,199 6,326,619 9,246,597 40,068,587 and 120,205,761, with no remainder.

Since 120,205,761 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,205,761, 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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