Q: Is 18,987,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 18,987,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 18,987,942 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 18987942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 421 842 1,263 2,526 7,517 15,034 22,551 45,102 3,164,657 6,329,314 9,493,971 and 18,987,942, with no remainder.

Since 18,987,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,987,942, 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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