Q: Is 120,218,643 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,218,643 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,218,643 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 120218643 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 703,033 2,109,099 6,327,297 13,357,627 40,072,881 and 120,218,643, with no remainder.

Since 120,218,643 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,218,643, 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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