Q: Is 121,555,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,555,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,555,238 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 121555238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 43 86 301 602 201,919 403,838 1,413,433 2,826,866 8,682,517 17,365,034 60,777,619 and 121,555,238, with no remainder.

Since 121,555,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,555,238, 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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