Q: Is 85,836,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,836,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,836,908 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 85836908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 1,129,433 2,258,866 4,517,732 21,459,227 42,918,454 and 85,836,908, with no remainder.

Since 85,836,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,836,908, 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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