Q: Is 120,724,274 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,724,274 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,724,274 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 120724274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 319 638 189,223 378,446 2,081,453 4,162,906 5,487,467 10,974,934 60,362,137 and 120,724,274, with no remainder.

Since 120,724,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,724,274, 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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