Q: Is 120,731,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,731,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,731,572 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 120731572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 169 338 676 178,597 357,194 714,388 2,321,761 4,643,522 9,287,044 30,182,893 60,365,786 and 120,731,572, with no remainder.

Since 120,731,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,731,572, 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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