Q: Is 120,243,227 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,243,227 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,243,227 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 120243227 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 101 221 1,313 1,717 5,387 22,321 70,031 91,579 544,087 1,190,527 7,073,131 9,249,479 and 120,243,227, with no remainder.

Since 120,243,227 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,243,227, 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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