Q: Is 116,002,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,002,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,002,605 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 116002605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 43 129 215 645 179,849 539,547 899,245 2,697,735 7,733,507 23,200,521 38,667,535 and 116,002,605, with no remainder.

Since 116,002,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,002,605, 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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