Q: Is 77,709,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,709,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,709,138 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 77709138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 996,271 1,992,542 2,988,813 5,977,626 12,951,523 25,903,046 38,854,569 and 77,709,138, with no remainder.

Since 77,709,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,709,138, 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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