Q: Is 121,540,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,540,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,540,542 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 121540542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,913 3,826 5,739 10,589 11,478 21,178 31,767 63,534 20,256,757 40,513,514 60,770,271 and 121,540,542, with no remainder.

Since 121,540,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,540,542, 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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