Q: Is 477,638,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 477,638,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 477,638,704 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 477638704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 167 334 668 1,336 2,672 178,757 357,514 715,028 1,430,056 2,860,112 29,852,419 59,704,838 119,409,676 238,819,352 and 477,638,704, with no remainder.

Since 477,638,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 477,638,704, 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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