Q: Is 18,502,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,502,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,502,842 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 18502842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,597 1,931 3,194 3,862 4,791 5,793 9,582 11,586 3,083,807 6,167,614 9,251,421 and 18,502,842, with no remainder.

Since 18,502,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,502,842, 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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