Q: Is 118,287 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,287 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,287 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 118287 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 337 351 1,011 3,033 4,381 9,099 13,143 39,429 and 118,287, with no remainder.

Since 118,287 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,287, 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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