Q: Is 18,744,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,744,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,744,502 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 18744502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 73 146 511 1,022 18,341 36,682 128,387 256,774 1,338,893 2,677,786 9,372,251 and 18,744,502, with no remainder.

Since 18,744,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,744,502, 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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