Q: Is 78,001,137 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,001,137 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,001,137 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 78001137 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 81 171 513 1,539 50,683 152,049 456,147 962,977 1,368,441 2,888,931 4,105,323 8,666,793 26,000,379 and 78,001,137, with no remainder.

Since 78,001,137 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,001,137, 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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