Q: Is 118,386,471 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,386,471 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,386,471 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 118386471 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 159 371 1,113 106,367 319,101 744,569 2,233,707 5,637,451 16,912,353 39,462,157 and 118,386,471, with no remainder.

Since 118,386,471 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,386,471, 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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