Q: Is 120,234,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,234,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,234,978 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 120234978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 180,533 361,066 541,599 1,083,198 1,624,797 3,249,594 6,679,721 13,359,442 20,039,163 40,078,326 60,117,489 and 120,234,978, with no remainder.

Since 120,234,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,234,978, 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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