Q: Is 788,856,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 788,856,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 788,856,162 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 788856162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 197 394 591 1,182 4,531 9,062 13,593 27,186 29,017 58,034 87,051 174,102 667,391 1,334,782 2,002,173 4,004,346 5,716,349 11,432,698 17,149,047 34,298,094 131,476,027 262,952,054 394,428,081 and 788,856,162, with no remainder.

Since 788,856,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 788,856,162, 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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