Q: Is 123,456,778 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,456,778 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,456,778 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 123456778 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,531 1,753 3,062 3,506 35,213 40,319 70,426 80,638 2,683,843 5,367,686 61,728,389 and 123,456,778, with no remainder.

Since 123,456,778 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,456,778, 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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