Q: Is 238,628,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,628,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,628,421 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 238628421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 93 131 279 393 1,179 4,061 6,529 12,183 19,587 36,549 58,761 202,399 607,197 855,299 1,821,591 2,565,897 7,697,691 26,514,269 79,542,807 and 238,628,421, with no remainder.

Since 238,628,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,628,421, 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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