Q: Is 78,423,995 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,423,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,423,995 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 78423995 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 571 2,113 2,855 7,423 10,565 27,469 37,115 137,345 1,206,523 6,032,615 15,684,799 and 78,423,995, with no remainder.

Since 78,423,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,423,995, 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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