Q: Is 120,230,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,230,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,230,131 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 120230131 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 37 161 259 851 5,957 20,183 141,281 464,209 746,771 3,249,463 5,227,397 17,175,733 and 120,230,131, with no remainder.

Since 120,230,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,230,131, 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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