Q: Is 120,231,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,231,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,231,311 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 120231311 can be evenly divided by 1 41 43 47 1,451 1,763 1,927 2,021 59,491 62,393 68,197 82,861 2,558,113 2,796,077 2,932,471 and 120,231,311, with no remainder.

Since 120,231,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,231,311, 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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