Q: Is 239,821,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,821,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,821,988 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 239821988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 61 122 244 427 854 1,708 140,411 280,822 561,644 982,877 1,965,754 3,931,508 8,565,071 17,130,142 34,260,284 59,955,497 119,910,994 and 239,821,988, with no remainder.

Since 239,821,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,821,988, 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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