Q: Is 10,008,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,008,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,008,478 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 10008478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 323 646 15,493 30,986 263,381 294,367 526,762 588,734 5,004,239 and 10,008,478, with no remainder.

Since 10,008,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,008,478, 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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