Q: Is 120,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,480 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 120480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 251 480 502 753 1,004 1,255 1,506 2,008 2,510 3,012 3,765 4,016 5,020 6,024 7,530 8,032 10,040 12,048 15,060 20,080 24,096 30,120 40,160 60,240 and 120,480, with no remainder.

Since 120,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,480, 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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