Q: Is 118,138,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,138,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,138,436 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 118138436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 169 338 676 174,761 349,522 699,044 2,271,893 4,543,786 9,087,572 29,534,609 59,069,218 and 118,138,436, with no remainder.

Since 118,138,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,138,436, 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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