Q: Is 120,421,323 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,421,323 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,421,323 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 120421323 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 243 297 729 891 2,673 8,019 15,017 45,051 135,153 165,187 405,459 495,561 1,216,377 1,486,683 3,649,131 4,460,049 10,947,393 13,380,147 40,140,441 and 120,421,323, with no remainder.

Since 120,421,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,421,323, 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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