Q: Is 478,712,670 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,712,670 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,712,670 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 478712670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 15,957,089 31,914,178 47,871,267 79,785,445 95,742,534 159,570,890 239,356,335 and 478,712,670, with no remainder.

Since 478,712,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,712,670, 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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