Q: Is 255,077,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,077,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,077,742 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 255077742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 904,531 1,809,062 2,713,593 5,427,186 42,512,957 85,025,914 127,538,871 and 255,077,742, with no remainder.

Since 255,077,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,077,742, 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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