Q: Is 121,374,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,374,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,374,542 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 121374542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,279 2,063 2,558 4,126 29,417 47,449 58,834 94,898 2,638,577 5,277,154 60,687,271 and 121,374,542, with no remainder.

Since 121,374,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,374,542, 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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