Q: Is 116,607,357 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,607,357 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,607,357 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 116607357 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 81 129 387 1,161 3,483 33,479 100,437 301,311 903,933 1,439,597 2,711,799 4,318,791 12,956,373 38,869,119 and 116,607,357, with no remainder.

Since 116,607,357 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,607,357, 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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