Q: Is 118,458,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,458,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,458,571 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 118458571 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 37 77 259 407 2,849 41,579 291,053 457,369 1,538,423 3,201,583 10,768,961 16,922,653 and 118,458,571, with no remainder.

Since 118,458,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,458,571, 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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