Q: Is 18,048,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,048,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,048,501 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 18048501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 163 489 1,367 1,467 4,101 4,401 12,303 13,203 36,909 110,727 222,821 668,463 2,005,389 6,016,167 and 18,048,501, with no remainder.

Since 18,048,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,048,501, 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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