Q: Is 88,872,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,872,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,872,678 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 88872678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 4,937,371 9,874,742 14,812,113 29,624,226 44,436,339 and 88,872,678, with no remainder.

Since 88,872,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,872,678, 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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