Q: Is 765,123,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 765,123,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 765,123,242 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 765123242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 463 926 6,019 12,038 63,559 127,118 826,267 1,652,534 29,427,817 58,855,634 382,561,621 and 765,123,242, with no remainder.

Since 765,123,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 765,123,242, 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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