Q: Is 118,741,957 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,741,957 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,741,957 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 118741957 can be evenly divided by 1 17 2,351 2,971 39,967 50,507 6,984,821 and 118,741,957, with no remainder.

Since 118,741,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,741,957, 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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