Q: Is 238,336,575 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,336,575 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,336,575 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 238336575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 83 249 415 1,245 2,075 6,225 38,287 114,861 191,435 574,305 957,175 2,871,525 3,177,821 9,533,463 15,889,105 47,667,315 79,445,525 and 238,336,575, with no remainder.

Since 238,336,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,336,575, 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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