Q: Is 478,678,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,678,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,678,008 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 478678008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 19,944,917 39,889,834 59,834,751 79,779,668 119,669,502 159,559,336 239,339,004 and 478,678,008, with no remainder.

Since 478,678,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,678,008, 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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