Q: Is 85,040,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,040,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,040,850 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 85040850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 566,939 1,133,878 1,700,817 2,834,695 3,401,634 5,669,390 8,504,085 14,173,475 17,008,170 28,346,950 42,520,425 and 85,040,850, with no remainder.

Since 85,040,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,040,850, 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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