Q: Is 77,142,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,142,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,142,752 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 77142752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 2,410,711 4,821,422 9,642,844 19,285,688 38,571,376 and 77,142,752, with no remainder.

Since 77,142,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,142,752, 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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