Q: Is 120,429,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,429,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,429,259 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 120429259 can be evenly divided by 1 41 79 3,239 37,181 1,524,421 2,937,299 and 120,429,259, with no remainder.

Since 120,429,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,429,259, 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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