Q: Is 120,523,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,523,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,523,042 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 120523042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 1,409 2,251 2,818 4,502 26,771 42,769 53,542 85,538 3,171,659 6,343,318 60,261,521 and 120,523,042, with no remainder.

Since 120,523,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,523,042, 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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