Q: Is 121,252,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,252,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,252,538 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 121252538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 319 638 190,051 380,102 2,090,561 4,181,122 5,511,479 11,022,958 60,626,269 and 121,252,538, with no remainder.

Since 121,252,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,252,538, 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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