Q: Is 120,331,551 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,331,551 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,331,551 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 120331551 can be evenly divided by 1 3 157 449 471 569 1,347 1,707 70,493 89,333 211,479 255,481 267,999 766,443 40,110,517 and 120,331,551, with no remainder.

Since 120,331,551 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,331,551, 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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