Q: Is 118,437,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,437,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,437,431 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 118437431 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 83 133 581 1,577 10,729 11,039 75,103 203,851 890,507 1,426,957 6,233,549 16,919,633 and 118,437,431, with no remainder.

Since 118,437,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,437,431, 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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