Q: Is 120,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,500 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 120500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 241 250 482 500 964 1,205 2,410 4,820 6,025 12,050 24,100 30,125 60,250 and 120,500, with no remainder.

Since 120,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,500, 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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