Q: Is 78,425,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,425,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,425,982 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 78425982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 484,111 968,222 1,452,333 2,904,666 4,356,999 8,713,998 13,070,997 26,141,994 39,212,991 and 78,425,982, with no remainder.

Since 78,425,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,425,982, 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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