Q: Is 116,777,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,777,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,777,488 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 116777488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 429,329 858,658 1,717,316 3,434,632 6,869,264 7,298,593 14,597,186 29,194,372 58,388,744 and 116,777,488, with no remainder.

Since 116,777,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,777,488, 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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