Q: Is 120,271,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,271,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,271,428 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 120271428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,340,873 6,681,746 10,022,619 13,363,492 20,045,238 30,067,857 40,090,476 60,135,714 and 120,271,428, with no remainder.

Since 120,271,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,271,428, 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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