Q: Is 78,545,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,545,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,545,248 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 78545248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 2,454,539 4,909,078 9,818,156 19,636,312 39,272,624 and 78,545,248, with no remainder.

Since 78,545,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,545,248, 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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