Q: Is 237,245,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,245,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,245,608 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 237245608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 59 68 118 136 236 472 1,003 2,006 4,012 8,024 29,567 59,134 118,268 236,536 502,639 1,005,278 1,744,453 2,010,556 3,488,906 4,021,112 6,977,812 13,955,624 29,655,701 59,311,402 118,622,804 and 237,245,608, with no remainder.

Since 237,245,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,245,608, 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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