Q: Is 120,311,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,311,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,311,572 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 120311572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 1,583,047 3,166,094 6,332,188 30,077,893 60,155,786 and 120,311,572, with no remainder.

Since 120,311,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,311,572, 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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