Q: Is 120,476,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,476,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,476,426 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 120476426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 73 146 511 1,022 117,883 235,766 825,181 1,650,362 8,605,459 17,210,918 60,238,213 and 120,476,426, with no remainder.

Since 120,476,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,476,426, 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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