Q: Is 118,426,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,426,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,426,250 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 118426250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 25 34 50 85 125 170 250 425 625 850 1,250 2,125 4,250 5,573 10,625 11,146 21,250 27,865 55,730 94,741 139,325 189,482 278,650 473,705 696,625 947,410 1,393,250 2,368,525 3,483,125 4,737,050 6,966,250 11,842,625 23,685,250 59,213,125 and 118,426,250, with no remainder.

Since 118,426,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,426,250, 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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