Q: Is 280,122,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 280,122,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 280,122,870 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 280122870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 9,337,429 18,674,858 28,012,287 46,687,145 56,024,574 93,374,290 140,061,435 and 280,122,870, with no remainder.

Since 280,122,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,122,870, 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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