Q: Is 238,738,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,738,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,738,615 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 238738615 can be evenly divided by 1 5 37 47 185 235 1,739 8,695 27,457 137,285 1,015,909 1,290,479 5,079,545 6,452,395 47,747,723 and 238,738,615, with no remainder.

Since 238,738,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,738,615, 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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