Q: Is 120,232,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,232,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,232,230 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 120232230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 4,007,741 8,015,482 12,023,223 20,038,705 24,046,446 40,077,410 60,116,115 and 120,232,230, with no remainder.

Since 120,232,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,232,230, 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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