Q: Is 104,742,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,742,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,742,678 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 104742678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 109 218 327 654 1,853 3,706 5,559 9,421 11,118 18,842 28,263 56,526 160,157 320,314 480,471 960,942 1,026,889 2,053,778 3,080,667 6,161,334 17,457,113 34,914,226 52,371,339 and 104,742,678, with no remainder.

Since 104,742,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,742,678, 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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