Q: Is 308,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 308,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 308,958 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 308958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 51 78 102 221 233 442 466 663 699 1,326 1,398 3,029 3,961 6,058 7,922 9,087 11,883 18,174 23,766 51,493 102,986 154,479 and 308,958, with no remainder.

Since 308,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 308,958, 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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