Q: Is 238,574,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,574,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,574,974 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 238574974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 121 187 242 374 2,057 4,114 57,991 115,982 637,901 985,847 1,275,802 1,971,694 7,016,911 10,844,317 14,033,822 21,688,634 119,287,487 and 238,574,974, with no remainder.

Since 238,574,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,574,974, 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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