Q: Is 76,949,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,949,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,949,217 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 76949217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 83 249 747 2,241 34,337 103,011 309,033 927,099 2,849,971 8,549,913 25,649,739 and 76,949,217, with no remainder.

Since 76,949,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,949,217, 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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