Q: Is 237,604,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,604,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,604,736 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 237604736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 1,856,287 3,712,574 7,425,148 14,850,296 29,700,592 59,401,184 118,802,368 and 237,604,736, with no remainder.

Since 237,604,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,604,736, 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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