Q: Is 118,740,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,740,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,740,838 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 118740838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 1,448,059 2,896,118 59,370,419 and 118,740,838, with no remainder.

Since 118,740,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,740,838, 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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