Q: Is 120,431,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,431,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,431,142 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 120431142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 29 39 58 78 87 117 174 234 261 377 522 754 1,131 2,262 3,393 6,786 17,747 35,494 53,241 106,482 159,723 230,711 319,446 461,422 514,663 692,133 1,029,326 1,384,266 1,543,989 2,076,399 3,087,978 4,152,798 4,631,967 6,690,619 9,263,934 13,381,238 20,071,857 40,143,714 60,215,571 and 120,431,142, with no remainder.

Since 120,431,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,431,142, 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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