Q: Is 120,842,309 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,842,309 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,842,309 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 120842309 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 97 217 679 3,007 5,741 21,049 40,187 177,971 556,877 1,245,797 3,898,139 17,263,187 and 120,842,309, with no remainder.

Since 120,842,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,842,309, 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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