Q: Is 120,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,496 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 120496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 443 886 1,772 3,544 7,088 7,531 15,062 30,124 60,248 and 120,496, with no remainder.

Since 120,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,496, 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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