Q: Is 120,231,771 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,231,771 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,231,771 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 120231771 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 121 363 331,217 993,651 3,643,387 10,930,161 40,077,257 and 120,231,771, with no remainder.

Since 120,231,771 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,231,771, 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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