Q: Is 118,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,428 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 118428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 71 139 142 213 278 284 417 426 556 834 852 1,668 9,869 19,738 29,607 39,476 59,214 and 118,428, with no remainder.

Since 118,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,428, it is not a prime number.


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