Q: Is 112,000,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 112,000,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 112,000,008 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 112000008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 4,666,667 9,333,334 14,000,001 18,666,668 28,000,002 37,333,336 56,000,004 and 112,000,008, with no remainder.

Since 112,000,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,000,008, 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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