Q: Is 120,723,778 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,723,778 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,723,778 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 120723778 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,237 2,474 6,971 8,659 13,942 17,318 48,797 97,594 8,623,127 17,246,254 60,361,889 and 120,723,778, with no remainder.

Since 120,723,778 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,723,778, 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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