Q: Is 120,542,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,542,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,542,571 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 120542571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,321 3,963 10,139 11,889 30,417 91,251 13,393,619 40,180,857 and 120,542,571, with no remainder.

Since 120,542,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,542,571, 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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