Q: Is 777,550,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 777,550,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 777,550,142 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 777550142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 83 134 166 5,561 11,122 69,911 139,822 4,684,037 5,802,613 9,368,074 11,605,226 388,775,071 and 777,550,142, with no remainder.

Since 777,550,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 777,550,142, 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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