Q: Is 120,243,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,243,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,243,120 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 120243120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 501,013 1,002,026 1,503,039 2,004,052 2,505,065 3,006,078 4,008,104 5,010,130 6,012,156 7,515,195 8,016,208 10,020,260 12,024,312 15,030,390 20,040,520 24,048,624 30,060,780 40,081,040 60,121,560 and 120,243,120, with no remainder.

Since 120,243,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,243,120, 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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