Q: Is 238,465,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,465,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,465,008 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 238465008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,656,007 3,312,014 4,968,021 6,624,028 9,936,042 13,248,056 14,904,063 19,872,084 26,496,112 29,808,126 39,744,168 59,616,252 79,488,336 119,232,504 and 238,465,008, with no remainder.

Since 238,465,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,465,008, 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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