Q: Is 118,871,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,871,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,871,838 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 118871838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 6,603,991 13,207,982 19,811,973 39,623,946 59,435,919 and 118,871,838, with no remainder.

Since 118,871,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,871,838, 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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