Q: Is 18,135,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,135,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,135,738 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 18135738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 111,949 223,898 335,847 671,694 1,007,541 2,015,082 3,022,623 6,045,246 9,067,869 and 18,135,738, with no remainder.

Since 18,135,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,135,738, 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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