Q: Is 120,286,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,286,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,286,794 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 120286794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 257 514 771 1,542 78,007 156,014 234,021 468,042 20,047,799 40,095,598 60,143,397 and 120,286,794, with no remainder.

Since 120,286,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,286,794, 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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