Q: Is 120,231,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,231,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,231,212 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 120231212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 419 838 1,676 3,119 6,238 9,637 12,476 19,274 38,548 71,737 143,474 286,948 1,306,861 2,613,722 5,227,444 30,057,803 60,115,606 and 120,231,212, with no remainder.

Since 120,231,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,231,212, 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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