Q: Is 74,878,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,878,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,878,678 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 74878678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 967 1,934 5,531 6,769 11,062 13,538 38,717 77,434 5,348,477 10,696,954 37,439,339 and 74,878,678, with no remainder.

Since 74,878,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,878,678, 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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