Q: Is 78,395,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,395,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,395,985 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 78395985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 580,711 1,742,133 2,903,555 5,226,399 8,710,665 15,679,197 26,131,995 and 78,395,985, with no remainder.

Since 78,395,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,395,985, 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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