Q: Is 120,412,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,412,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,412,131 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 120412131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 159 371 1,113 108,187 324,561 757,309 2,271,927 5,733,911 17,201,733 40,137,377 and 120,412,131, with no remainder.

Since 120,412,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,412,131, 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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