Q: Is 18,517,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,517,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,517,002 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 18517002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 62,983 125,966 188,949 377,898 440,881 881,762 1,322,643 2,645,286 3,086,167 6,172,334 9,258,501 and 18,517,002, with no remainder.

Since 18,517,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,517,002, 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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