Q: Is 482,822,879 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 482,822,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 482,822,879 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 482822879 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 37 77 259 407 2,849 169,471 1,186,297 1,864,181 6,270,427 13,049,267 43,892,989 68,974,697 and 482,822,879, with no remainder.

Since 482,822,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,822,879, 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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