Q: Is 121,861,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,861,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,861,962 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 121861962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,256,703 4,513,406 6,770,109 13,540,218 20,310,327 40,620,654 60,930,981 and 121,861,962, with no remainder.

Since 121,861,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,861,962, 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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