Q: Is 118,740,843 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,740,843 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,740,843 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 118740843 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 338,293 1,014,879 3,044,637 4,397,809 9,133,911 13,193,427 39,580,281 and 118,740,843, with no remainder.

Since 118,740,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,740,843, 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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