Q: Is 772,340,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 772,340,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 772,340,042 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 772340042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 89 178 3,649 7,298 105,829 211,658 4,338,989 8,677,978 9,418,781 18,837,562 386,170,021 and 772,340,042, with no remainder.

Since 772,340,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 772,340,042, 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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