Q: Is 96,457,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,457,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,457,960 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 96457960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 2,411,449 4,822,898 9,645,796 12,057,245 19,291,592 24,114,490 48,228,980 and 96,457,960, with no remainder.

Since 96,457,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,457,960, 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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