Q: Is 120,489,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,489,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,489,255 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 120489255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 892,513 2,677,539 4,462,565 8,032,617 13,387,695 24,097,851 40,163,085 and 120,489,255, with no remainder.

Since 120,489,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,489,255, 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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