Q: Is 18,001,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,001,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,001,172 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 18001172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 642,899 1,285,798 2,571,596 4,500,293 9,000,586 and 18,001,172, with no remainder.

Since 18,001,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,001,172, 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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