Q: Is 278,374,475 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 278,374,475 is not a prime number.

Why is 278,374,475 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 278374475 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 43 127 215 635 1,075 2,039 3,175 5,461 10,195 27,305 50,975 87,677 136,525 258,953 438,385 1,294,765 2,191,925 6,473,825 11,134,979 55,674,895 and 278,374,475, with no remainder.

Since 278,374,475 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,374,475, 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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