Q: Is 274,572,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 274,572,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 274,572,478 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 274572478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 142 859 1,718 2,251 4,502 60,989 121,978 159,821 319,642 1,933,609 3,867,218 137,286,239 and 274,572,478, with no remainder.

Since 274,572,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,572,478, 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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