Q: Is 116,002,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,002,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,002,746 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 116002746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,148,199 4,296,398 6,444,597 12,889,194 19,333,791 38,667,582 58,001,373 and 116,002,746, with no remainder.

Since 116,002,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,002,746, 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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