Q: Is 120,232,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,232,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,232,212 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 120232212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 521 1,042 1,563 2,084 3,126 6,252 19,231 38,462 57,693 76,924 115,386 230,772 10,019,351 20,038,702 30,058,053 40,077,404 60,116,106 and 120,232,212, with no remainder.

Since 120,232,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,232,212, 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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