Q: Is 118,856 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,856 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,856 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 118856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 83 166 179 332 358 664 716 1,432 14,857 29,714 59,428 and 118,856, with no remainder.

Since 118,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,856, 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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