Q: Is 864,678,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 864,678,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 864,678,248 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 864678248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 15,440,683 30,881,366 61,762,732 108,084,781 123,525,464 216,169,562 432,339,124 and 864,678,248, with no remainder.

Since 864,678,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 864,678,248, 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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