Q: Is 18,171,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,171,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,171,008 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 18171008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 141,961 283,922 567,844 1,135,688 2,271,376 4,542,752 9,085,504 and 18,171,008, with no remainder.

Since 18,171,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,171,008, 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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