Is 120979 a prime number?

120 979 is an odd number, because it is not evenly divisible by 2.

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• What is an even number?

A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 120 979 is about 347.820.

Thus, the square root of 120 979 is not an integer, and therefore 120 979 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 120 979) is the result of the product of this number (120 979) by itself (i.e., 120 979 × 120 979); the square of 120 979 is sometimes called "raising 120 979 to the power 2", or "120 979 squared".

The square of 120 979 is 14 635 918 441 because 120 979 × 120 979 = 120 979² = 14 635 918 441.

As a consequence, 120 979 is the square root of 14 635 918 441.

120 979 is a number with 6 digits.

The multiples of 120 979 are all integers evenly divisible by 120 979, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 120 979 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 120 979. The smallest multiples of 120 979 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 120 979 too, since 0 × 120 979 = 0
• 120 979: indeed, 120 979 is a multiple of itself, since 120 979 is evenly divisible by 120 979 (we have 120 979 / 120 979 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 241 958: indeed, 241 958 = 120 979 × 2
• 362 937: indeed, 362 937 = 120 979 × 3
• 483 916: indeed, 483 916 = 120 979 × 4
• 604 895: indeed, 604 895 = 120 979 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …120 977, 120 978
• Following numbers: 120 980, 120 981…

Nearest numbers from 120 979

• Preceding prime number: 120 977
• Following prime number: 120 997