Q: Is 118,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,600 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 118600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 593 1,186 2,372 2,965 4,744 5,930 11,860 14,825 23,720 29,650 59,300 and 118,600, with no remainder.

Since 118,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,600, it is not a prime number.


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