Q: Is 120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120 is not a prime number.

Why is 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 120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 and 120, with no remainder.

Since 120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120, it is not a prime number.


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