Q: Is 118,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,740 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 118740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,979 3,958 5,937 7,916 9,895 11,874 19,790 23,748 29,685 39,580 59,370 and 118,740, with no remainder.

Since 118,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,740, it is not a prime number.


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