Q: Is 760,535,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 760,535,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 760,535,142 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 760535142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 1,527,179 3,054,358 4,581,537 9,163,074 126,755,857 253,511,714 380,267,571 and 760,535,142, with no remainder.

Since 760,535,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 760,535,142, 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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