Q: Is 212,000,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,000,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,000,120 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 212000120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 5,300,003 10,600,006 21,200,012 26,500,015 42,400,024 53,000,030 106,000,060 and 212,000,120, with no remainder.

Since 212,000,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,000,120, 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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