Q: Is 118,013,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,013,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,013,574 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 118013574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 2,809,847 5,619,694 8,429,541 16,859,082 19,668,929 39,337,858 59,006,787 and 118,013,574, with no remainder.

Since 118,013,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,013,574, 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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