Q: Is 127,720,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,720,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,720,508 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 127720508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 73 76 146 292 1,387 2,774 5,548 23,021 46,042 92,084 437,399 874,798 1,680,533 1,749,596 3,361,066 6,722,132 31,930,127 63,860,254 and 127,720,508, with no remainder.

Since 127,720,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,720,508, 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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