Q: Is 37,079,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,079,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,079,979 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 37079979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 251 753 2,141 5,773 6,423 17,319 49,243 147,729 537,391 1,612,173 12,359,993 and 37,079,979, with no remainder.

Since 37,079,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,079,979, 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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