Q: Is 120,515,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,515,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,515,562 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 120515562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 103 206 309 618 927 1,854 65,003 130,006 195,009 390,018 585,027 1,170,054 6,695,309 13,390,618 20,085,927 40,171,854 60,257,781 and 120,515,562, with no remainder.

Since 120,515,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,515,562, 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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