Q: Is 208,738,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,738,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,738,480 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 208738480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 2,609,231 5,218,462 10,436,924 13,046,155 20,873,848 26,092,310 41,747,696 52,184,620 104,369,240 and 208,738,480, with no remainder.

Since 208,738,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,738,480, 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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