Q: Is 78,500,409 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,500,409 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,500,409 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 78500409 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 1,013 1,987 3,039 5,961 13,169 25,831 39,507 77,493 2,012,831 6,038,493 26,166,803 and 78,500,409, with no remainder.

Since 78,500,409 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,500,409, 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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