Q: Is 121,540,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,540,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,540,005 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 121540005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 37 45 111 185 333 555 1,665 72,997 218,991 364,985 656,973 1,094,955 2,700,889 3,284,865 8,102,667 13,504,445 24,308,001 40,513,335 and 121,540,005, with no remainder.

Since 121,540,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,540,005, 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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