Q: Is 120,550,254 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,550,254 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,550,254 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 120550254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,826,519 3,653,038 5,479,557 10,959,114 20,091,709 40,183,418 60,275,127 and 120,550,254, with no remainder.

Since 120,550,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,550,254, 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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