Q: Is 118,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,974 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 118974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 79 158 237 251 474 502 753 1,506 19,829 39,658 59,487 and 118,974, with no remainder.

Since 118,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,974, it is not a prime number.


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