Q: Is 120,858,828 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,858,828 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,858,828 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 120858828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 503 1,006 1,509 2,012 3,018 6,036 20,023 40,046 60,069 80,092 120,138 240,276 10,071,569 20,143,138 30,214,707 40,286,276 60,429,414 and 120,858,828, with no remainder.

Since 120,858,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,858,828, 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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