Q: Is 478,658,125 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,658,125 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,658,125 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 478658125 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 25 55 125 275 625 1,375 6,875 69,623 348,115 765,853 1,740,575 3,829,265 8,702,875 19,146,325 43,514,375 95,731,625 and 478,658,125, with no remainder.

Since 478,658,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,658,125, 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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