Q: Is 120,442,158 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,442,158 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,442,158 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 120442158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 6,691,231 13,382,462 20,073,693 40,147,386 60,221,079 and 120,442,158, with no remainder.

Since 120,442,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,442,158, 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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