Q: Is 85,423,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,423,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,423,490 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 85423490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 79 158 395 790 108,131 216,262 540,655 1,081,310 8,542,349 17,084,698 42,711,745 and 85,423,490, with no remainder.

Since 85,423,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,423,490, 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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