Q: Is 177,742,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 177,742,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 177,742,438 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 177742438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 94 1,890,877 3,781,754 88,871,219 and 177,742,438, with no remainder.

Since 177,742,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,742,438, 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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