Q: Is 277,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,438 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 277438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 49 98 133 149 266 298 931 1,043 1,862 2,086 2,831 5,662 7,301 14,602 19,817 39,634 138,719 and 277,438, with no remainder.

Since 277,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,438, 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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