Q: Is 18,420,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,420,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,420,878 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 18420878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 701 1,402 1,877 3,754 4,907 9,814 13,139 26,278 1,315,777 2,631,554 9,210,439 and 18,420,878, with no remainder.

Since 18,420,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,420,878, 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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