Q: Is 238,775,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,775,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,775,342 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 238775342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 521 1,042 6,773 13,546 17,627 35,254 229,151 458,302 9,183,667 18,367,334 119,387,671 and 238,775,342, with no remainder.

Since 238,775,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,775,342, 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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