Q: Is 18,240,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,240,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,240,972 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 18240972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 823 1,646 1,847 2,469 3,292 3,694 4,938 5,541 7,388 9,876 11,082 22,164 1,520,081 3,040,162 4,560,243 6,080,324 9,120,486 and 18,240,972, with no remainder.

Since 18,240,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,240,972, 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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