Q: Is 120,605,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,605,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,605,608 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 120605608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 3,023 4,987 6,046 9,974 12,092 19,948 24,184 39,896 15,075,701 30,151,402 60,302,804 and 120,605,608, with no remainder.

Since 120,605,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,605,608, 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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