Q: Is 79,767,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,767,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,767,429 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 79767429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 29 87 203 609 130,981 392,943 916,867 2,750,601 3,798,449 11,395,347 26,589,143 and 79,767,429, with no remainder.

Since 79,767,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,767,429, 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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