Q: Is 121,278 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,278 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,278 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 121278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 41 51 58 82 87 102 123 174 246 493 697 986 1,189 1,394 1,479 2,091 2,378 2,958 3,567 4,182 7,134 20,213 40,426 60,639 and 121,278, with no remainder.

Since 121,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,278, 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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