Q: Is 120,754,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,754,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,754,540 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 120754540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 137 274 548 685 1,370 2,740 44,071 88,142 176,284 220,355 440,710 881,420 6,037,727 12,075,454 24,150,908 30,188,635 60,377,270 and 120,754,540, with no remainder.

Since 120,754,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,754,540, 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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