Q: Is 277,675,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,675,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,675,042 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 277675042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 41 82 697 1,394 199,193 398,386 3,386,281 6,772,562 8,166,913 16,333,826 138,837,521 and 277,675,042, with no remainder.

Since 277,675,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,675,042, 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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