Q: Is 76,138,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,138,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,138,258 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 76138258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 776,921 1,553,842 5,438,447 10,876,894 38,069,129 and 76,138,258, with no remainder.

Since 76,138,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,138,258, 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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