Q: Is 78,939,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,939,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,939,462 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 78939462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,879,511 3,759,022 5,638,533 11,277,066 13,156,577 26,313,154 39,469,731 and 78,939,462, with no remainder.

Since 78,939,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,939,462, 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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