Q: Is 118,242,730 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,242,730 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,242,730 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 118242730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 89 178 445 890 132,857 265,714 664,285 1,328,570 11,824,273 23,648,546 59,121,365 and 118,242,730, with no remainder.

Since 118,242,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,242,730, 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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