Q: Is 118,380,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,380,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,380,242 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 118380242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 281 562 5,693 10,397 11,386 20,794 210,641 421,282 1,599,733 3,199,466 59,190,121 and 118,380,242, with no remainder.

Since 118,380,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,380,242, 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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