Q: Is 120,705,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,705,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,705,538 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 120705538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 89 142 178 6,319 9,551 12,638 19,102 678,121 850,039 1,356,242 1,700,078 60,352,769 and 120,705,538, with no remainder.

Since 120,705,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,705,538, 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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