Q: Is 118,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,472 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 118472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 236 251 472 502 1,004 2,008 14,809 29,618 59,236 and 118,472, with no remainder.

Since 118,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,472, 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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