Q: Is 120,417,171 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,417,171 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,417,171 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 120417171 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 59 119 177 357 413 1,003 1,239 3,009 5,717 7,021 17,151 21,063 40,019 97,189 120,057 291,567 337,303 680,323 1,011,909 2,040,969 2,361,121 5,734,151 7,083,363 17,202,453 40,139,057 and 120,417,171, with no remainder.

Since 120,417,171 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,417,171, 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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