Q: Is 45,424,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,424,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,424,878 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 45424878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 109 218 327 654 69,457 138,914 208,371 416,742 7,570,813 15,141,626 22,712,439 and 45,424,878, with no remainder.

Since 45,424,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,424,878, 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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