Q: Is 120,270,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,270,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,270,840 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 120270840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,002,257 2,004,514 3,006,771 4,009,028 5,011,285 6,013,542 8,018,056 10,022,570 12,027,084 15,033,855 20,045,140 24,054,168 30,067,710 40,090,280 60,135,420 and 120,270,840, with no remainder.

Since 120,270,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,270,840, 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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