Q: Is 120,842,307 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,842,307 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,842,307 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 120842307 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 459 263,273 789,819 2,369,457 4,475,641 7,108,371 13,426,923 40,280,769 and 120,842,307, with no remainder.

Since 120,842,307 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,842,307, 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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