Q: Is 118,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,792 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 118792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 479 958 1,916 3,832 14,849 29,698 59,396 and 118,792, with no remainder.

Since 118,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,792, 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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