Q: Is 18,002,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,002,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,002,742 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 18002742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 89 178 267 534 33,713 67,426 101,139 202,278 3,000,457 6,000,914 9,001,371 and 18,002,742, with no remainder.

Since 18,002,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,002,742, 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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