Q: Is 118,031,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,031,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,031,571 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 118031571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 1,873,517 5,620,551 13,114,619 16,861,653 39,343,857 and 118,031,571, with no remainder.

Since 118,031,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,031,571, 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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