Q: Is 208,738,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,738,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,738,012 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 208738012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 71 142 284 497 994 1,988 104,999 209,998 419,996 734,993 1,469,986 2,939,972 7,454,929 14,909,858 29,819,716 52,184,503 104,369,006 and 208,738,012, with no remainder.

Since 208,738,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,738,012, 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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