Q: Is 77,605,359 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,605,359 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,605,359 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 77605359 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 61 183 793 2,379 32,621 97,863 424,073 1,272,219 1,989,881 5,969,643 25,868,453 and 77,605,359, with no remainder.

Since 77,605,359 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,605,359, 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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