Q: Is 120,962,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,962,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,962,262 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 120962262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,621 3,242 4,863 9,726 12,437 24,874 37,311 74,622 20,160,377 40,320,754 60,481,131 and 120,962,262, with no remainder.

Since 120,962,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,962,262, 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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