Q: Is 76,670,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,670,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,670,742 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 76670742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,447 2,894 4,341 8,682 8,831 17,662 26,493 52,986 12,778,457 25,556,914 38,335,371 and 76,670,742, with no remainder.

Since 76,670,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,670,742, 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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