Q: Is 120,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,988 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 120988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 149 203 298 406 596 812 1,043 2,086 4,172 4,321 8,642 17,284 30,247 60,494 and 120,988, with no remainder.

Since 120,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,988, 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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