Q: Is 120,423,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,423,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,423,429 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 120423429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 81 147 189 441 567 1,323 3,969 30,341 91,023 212,387 273,069 637,161 819,207 1,486,709 1,911,483 2,457,621 4,460,127 5,734,449 13,380,381 17,203,347 40,141,143 and 120,423,429, with no remainder.

Since 120,423,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,423,429, 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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