Q: Is 120,542,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,542,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,542,574 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 120542574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 1,057,391 2,114,782 3,172,173 6,344,346 20,090,429 40,180,858 60,271,287 and 120,542,574, with no remainder.

Since 120,542,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,542,574, 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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