Q: Is 88,502,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,502,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,502,704 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 88502704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 244 488 976 90,679 181,358 362,716 725,432 1,450,864 5,531,419 11,062,838 22,125,676 44,251,352 and 88,502,704, with no remainder.

Since 88,502,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,502,704, 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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