Q: Is 120,231,209 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,231,209 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,231,209 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 120231209 can be evenly divided by 1 7 97 113 679 791 1,567 10,961 10,969 76,727 151,999 177,071 1,063,993 1,239,497 17,175,887 and 120,231,209, with no remainder.

Since 120,231,209 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,231,209, 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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