Q: Is 120,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,246 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 120246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 409 818 1,227 2,454 2,863 5,726 8,589 17,178 20,041 40,082 60,123 and 120,246, with no remainder.

Since 120,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,246, it is not a prime number.


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