Q: Is 237,420,546 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,420,546 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,420,546 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 237420546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 3,597,281 7,194,562 10,791,843 21,583,686 39,570,091 79,140,182 118,710,273 and 237,420,546, with no remainder.

Since 237,420,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,420,546, 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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