Q: Is 120,396,393 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,396,393 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,396,393 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 120396393 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 199 597 1,791 2,587 5,171 7,761 15,513 23,283 46,539 67,223 201,669 605,007 1,029,029 3,087,087 9,261,261 13,377,377 40,132,131 and 120,396,393, with no remainder.

Since 120,396,393 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,396,393, 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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