Q: Is 118,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,840 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 118840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 2,971 5,942 11,884 14,855 23,768 29,710 59,420 and 118,840, with no remainder.

Since 118,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,840, 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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