Q: Is 116,502,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,502,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,502,608 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 116502608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 137 274 548 1,096 2,192 53,149 106,298 212,596 425,192 850,384 7,281,413 14,562,826 29,125,652 58,251,304 and 116,502,608, with no remainder.

Since 116,502,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,502,608, 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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