Q: Is 120,450,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,450,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,450,231 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 120450231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 1,039 1,171 3,117 3,513 9,351 10,539 11,429 12,881 34,287 38,643 102,861 115,929 1,216,669 3,650,007 10,950,021 13,383,359 40,150,077 and 120,450,231, with no remainder.

Since 120,450,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,450,231, 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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