Q: Is 457,370,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 457,370,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 457,370,874 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 457370874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 2,823,277 5,646,554 8,469,831 16,939,662 25,409,493 50,818,986 76,228,479 152,456,958 228,685,437 and 457,370,874, with no remainder.

Since 457,370,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,370,874, 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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