Q: Is 120,358,539 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,358,539 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,358,539 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 120358539 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 337 1,011 2,359 3,033 5,669 7,077 17,007 21,231 39,683 51,021 119,049 357,147 1,910,453 5,731,359 13,373,171 17,194,077 40,119,513 and 120,358,539, with no remainder.

Since 120,358,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,358,539, 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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