Q: Is 237,402,374 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,402,374 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,402,374 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 237402374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 1,187 2,374 9,091 13,057 18,182 26,114 100,001 200,002 10,791,017 21,582,034 118,701,187 and 237,402,374, with no remainder.

Since 237,402,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,402,374, 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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