Q: Is 118,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,542 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 118542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 859 1,718 2,577 5,154 19,757 39,514 59,271 and 118,542, with no remainder.

Since 118,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,542, it is not a prime number.


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