Q: Is 120,600,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,600,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,600,740 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 120600740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 463,849 927,698 1,855,396 2,319,245 4,638,490 6,030,037 9,276,980 12,060,074 24,120,148 30,150,185 60,300,370 and 120,600,740, with no remainder.

Since 120,600,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,600,740, 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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