Q: Is 120,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,538 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 120538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 5,479 10,958 60,269 and 120,538, with no remainder.

Since 120,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,538, it is not a prime number.


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