Q: Is 120,489,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,489,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,489,258 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 120489258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 692,467 1,384,934 2,077,401 4,154,802 20,081,543 40,163,086 60,244,629 and 120,489,258, with no remainder.

Since 120,489,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,489,258, 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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