Q: Is 118,601,877 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,601,877 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,601,877 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 118601877 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 31 51 93 527 1,581 75,017 225,051 1,275,289 2,325,527 3,825,867 6,976,581 39,533,959 and 118,601,877, with no remainder.

Since 118,601,877 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,601,877, 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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