Q: Is 78,797,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,797,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,797,242 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 78797242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 197 394 4,651 8,471 9,302 16,942 199,993 399,986 916,247 1,832,494 39,398,621 and 78,797,242, with no remainder.

Since 78,797,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,797,242, 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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