Q: Is 118,426,173 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,426,173 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,426,173 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 118426173 can be evenly divided by 1 3 239 331 499 717 993 1,497 79,109 119,261 165,169 237,327 357,783 495,507 39,475,391 and 118,426,173, with no remainder.

Since 118,426,173 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,426,173, 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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