Q: Is 238,902,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,902,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,902,021 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 238902021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 941 2,823 8,469 9,403 25,407 28,209 84,627 253,881 8,848,223 26,544,669 79,634,007 and 238,902,021, with no remainder.

Since 238,902,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,902,021, 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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