Q: Is 238,626,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,626,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,626,824 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 238626824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 1,754,609 3,509,218 7,018,436 14,036,872 29,828,353 59,656,706 119,313,412 and 238,626,824, with no remainder.

Since 238,626,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,626,824, 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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