Q: Is 77,117,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,117,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,117,138 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 77117138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 179 358 1,253 2,506 30,773 61,546 215,411 430,822 5,508,367 11,016,734 38,558,569 and 77,117,138, with no remainder.

Since 77,117,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,117,138, 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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