Q: Is 18,341,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,341,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,341,742 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 18341742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 179,821 359,642 539,463 1,078,926 3,056,957 6,113,914 9,170,871 and 18,341,742, with no remainder.

Since 18,341,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,341,742, 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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