Q: Is 128,538,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 128,538,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 128,538,248 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 128538248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 131 262 524 1,048 122,651 245,302 490,604 981,208 16,067,281 32,134,562 64,269,124 and 128,538,248, with no remainder.

Since 128,538,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,538,248, 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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