Q: Is 120,500,530 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,500,530 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,500,530 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 120500530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 389 778 1,945 3,890 30,977 61,954 154,885 309,770 12,050,053 24,100,106 60,250,265 and 120,500,530, with no remainder.

Since 120,500,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,500,530, 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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