Q: Is 120,271,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,271,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,271,426 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 120271426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 271 542 2,981 5,962 20,173 40,346 221,903 443,806 5,466,883 10,933,766 60,135,713 and 120,271,426, with no remainder.

Since 120,271,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,271,426, 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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