Q: Is 18,142,731 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,142,731 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,142,731 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 18142731 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 101 303 909 2,727 6,653 19,959 59,877 179,631 671,953 2,015,859 6,047,577 and 18,142,731, with no remainder.

Since 18,142,731 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,142,731, 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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