Q: Is 78,331,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,331,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,331,002 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 78331002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 767,951 1,535,902 2,303,853 4,607,706 13,055,167 26,110,334 39,165,501 and 78,331,002, with no remainder.

Since 78,331,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,331,002, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 78,331,002:


Ask a Question