Q: Is 120,863,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,863,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,863,246 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 120863246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 89 178 623 1,246 97,001 194,002 679,007 1,358,014 8,633,089 17,266,178 60,431,623 and 120,863,246, with no remainder.

Since 120,863,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,863,246, 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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