Q: Is 79,066,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,066,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,066,978 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 79066978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 39,533,489 and 79,066,978, with no remainder.

Since 79,066,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,066,978, 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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