Q: Is 120,340,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,340,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,340,255 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 120340255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 23 35 115 161 805 149,491 747,455 1,046,437 3,438,293 5,232,185 17,191,465 24,068,051 and 120,340,255, with no remainder.

Since 120,340,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,340,255, 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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