Q: Is 120,476,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,476,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,476,421 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 120476421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 71 117 213 639 923 2,769 8,307 14,503 43,509 130,527 188,539 565,617 1,029,713 1,696,851 3,089,139 9,267,417 13,386,269 40,158,807 and 120,476,421, with no remainder.

Since 120,476,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,476,421, 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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