Q: Is 427,500,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,500,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,500,878 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 427500878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 3,491 6,982 8,747 17,494 24,437 48,874 61,229 122,458 30,535,777 61,071,554 213,750,439 and 427,500,878, with no remainder.

Since 427,500,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,500,878, 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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