Q: Is 18,724,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,724,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,724,974 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 18724974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,373 2,273 2,746 4,119 4,546 6,819 8,238 13,638 3,120,829 6,241,658 9,362,487 and 18,724,974, with no remainder.

Since 18,724,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,724,974, 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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