Q: Is 478,337,078 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,337,078 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,337,078 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 478337078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 41 58 82 1,189 2,378 201,151 402,302 5,833,379 8,247,191 11,666,758 16,494,382 239,168,539 and 478,337,078, with no remainder.

Since 478,337,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,337,078, 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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