Q: Is 237,245,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,245,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,245,609 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 237245609 can be evenly divided by 1 19 89 307 457 1,691 5,833 8,683 27,323 40,673 140,299 519,137 772,787 2,665,681 12,486,611 and 237,245,609, with no remainder.

Since 237,245,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,245,609, 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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