Q: Is 79,748,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,748,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,748,508 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 79748508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 949,387 1,898,774 2,848,161 3,797,548 5,696,322 6,645,709 11,392,644 13,291,418 19,937,127 26,582,836 39,874,254 and 79,748,508, with no remainder.

Since 79,748,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,748,508, 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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