Q: Is 118,871,837 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,871,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,871,837 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 118871837 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 617 1,619 4,319 10,489 11,333 27,523 73,423 192,661 998,923 6,992,461 16,981,691 and 118,871,837, with no remainder.

Since 118,871,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,871,837, 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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