Q: Is 374,502,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 374,502,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 374,502,159 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 374502159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 41 97 123 291 369 873 3,977 10,463 11,931 31,389 35,793 94,167 428,983 1,014,911 1,286,949 3,044,733 3,860,847 9,134,199 41,611,351 124,834,053 and 374,502,159, with no remainder.

Since 374,502,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,502,159, 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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