Q: Is 76,142,787 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,142,787 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,142,787 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 76142787 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 1,249 2,903 3,747 8,709 8,743 20,321 26,229 60,963 3,625,847 10,877,541 25,380,929 and 76,142,787, with no remainder.

Since 76,142,787 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,142,787, 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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