Q: Is 120,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,231 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 120231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 61 73 183 219 549 657 1,647 1,971 4,453 13,359 40,077 and 120,231, with no remainder.

Since 120,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,231, it is not a prime number.


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