Q: Is 238,628,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,628,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,628,422 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 238628422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 599 1,198 10,183 11,717 20,366 23,434 199,189 398,378 7,018,483 14,036,966 119,314,211 and 238,628,422, with no remainder.

Since 238,628,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,628,422, 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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