Q: Is 120,548,273 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,548,273 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,548,273 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 120548273 can be evenly divided by 1 29 71 127 461 2,059 3,683 9,017 13,369 32,731 58,547 261,493 949,199 1,697,863 4,156,837 and 120,548,273, with no remainder.

Since 120,548,273 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,548,273, 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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