Q: Is 120,562,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,562,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,562,316 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 120562316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 173 346 692 1,211 2,422 4,844 24,889 49,778 99,556 174,223 348,446 696,892 4,305,797 8,611,594 17,223,188 30,140,579 60,281,158 and 120,562,316, with no remainder.

Since 120,562,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,562,316, 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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