Q: Is 121,402,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,402,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,402,431 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 121402431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 73 219 257 657 719 771 2,157 2,313 6,471 18,761 52,487 56,283 157,461 168,849 184,783 472,383 554,349 1,663,047 13,489,159 40,467,477 and 121,402,431, with no remainder.

Since 121,402,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,402,431, 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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