Q: Is 120,254,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,254,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,254,656 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 120254656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 1,878,979 3,757,958 7,515,916 15,031,832 30,063,664 60,127,328 and 120,254,656, with no remainder.

Since 120,254,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,254,656, 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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