Q: Is 78,918,587 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,918,587 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,918,587 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 78918587 can be evenly divided by 1 11 7,174,417 and 78,918,587, with no remainder.

Since 78,918,587 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,918,587, 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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