Q: Is 118,308,685 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,308,685 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,308,685 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 118308685 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 1,327 1,621 6,635 8,105 14,597 17,831 72,985 89,155 2,151,067 10,755,335 23,661,737 and 118,308,685, with no remainder.

Since 118,308,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,308,685, 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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