Q: Is 237,266,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,266,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,266,420 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 237266420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 11,863,321 23,726,642 47,453,284 59,316,605 118,633,210 and 237,266,420, with no remainder.

Since 237,266,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,266,420, 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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