Q: Is 78,420,741 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,420,741 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,420,741 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 78420741 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 287 861 91,081 273,243 637,567 1,912,701 3,734,321 11,202,963 26,140,247 and 78,420,741, with no remainder.

Since 78,420,741 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,420,741, 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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