Q: Is 118,744,589 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,744,589 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,744,589 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 118744589 can be evenly divided by 1 29 71 101 571 2,059 2,929 7,171 16,559 40,541 57,671 207,959 1,175,689 1,672,459 4,094,641 and 118,744,589, with no remainder.

Since 118,744,589 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,744,589, 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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