Q: Is 121,252,539 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,252,539 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,252,539 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 121252539 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 977 1,009 2,931 3,027 40,057 41,369 120,171 124,107 985,793 2,957,379 40,417,513 and 121,252,539, with no remainder.

Since 121,252,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,252,539, 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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