Q: Is 120,311,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,311,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,311,217 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 120311217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 31 39 93 117 279 351 403 837 1,209 3,627 10,881 11,057 33,171 99,513 143,741 298,539 342,767 431,223 1,028,301 1,293,669 3,084,903 3,881,007 4,455,971 9,254,709 13,367,913 40,103,739 and 120,311,217, with no remainder.

Since 120,311,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,311,217, 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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