Q: Is 120,885,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,885,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,885,531 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 120885531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 169 507 2,197 6,591 18,341 55,023 238,433 715,299 3,099,629 9,298,887 40,295,177 and 120,885,531, with no remainder.

Since 120,885,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,885,531, 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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