Q: Is 78,355,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,355,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,355,042 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 78355042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 31 58 62 899 1,798 43,579 87,158 1,263,791 1,350,949 2,527,582 2,701,898 39,177,521 and 78,355,042, with no remainder.

Since 78,355,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,355,042, 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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