Q: Is 308,238,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 308,238,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 308,238,021 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 308238021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 39 63 91 117 189 273 351 819 2,457 125,453 376,359 878,171 1,129,077 1,630,889 2,634,513 3,387,231 4,892,667 7,903,539 11,416,223 14,678,001 23,710,617 34,248,669 44,034,003 102,746,007 and 308,238,021, with no remainder.

Since 308,238,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 308,238,021, 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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