Primes / Is 18 prime?
Is 18 a Prime Number?
No18 = 2 x 3^2
18 is NOT prime: 2 × 9 = 18. That makes 2 a genuine divisor of 18 beyond 1 and 18 itself. Fully broken down, 18 = 2 × 3^2, for 6 divisors total. 18 sits between primes 17 and 19, 1 below and 1 above. 18: 2, 3, 6, 9 divide 18 evenly, checked against 2-12. 18 is even, digit sum 9 for 18, digital root 9 for 18. 18 has 5 primes within 10 of 18.