Q: Is 76,142,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,142,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,142,789 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 76142789 can be evenly divided by 1 31 83 101 293 2,573 3,131 8,383 9,083 24,319 29,593 259,873 753,889 917,383 2,456,219 and 76,142,789, with no remainder.

Since 76,142,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,142,789, 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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