Q: Is 120,558,717 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,558,717 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,558,717 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 120558717 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 337 1,011 3,033 39,749 119,247 357,741 13,395,413 40,186,239 and 120,558,717, with no remainder.

Since 120,558,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,558,717, 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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