Q: Is 338,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 338,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 338,048 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 338048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 64 76 128 139 152 278 304 556 608 1,112 1,216 2,224 2,432 2,641 4,448 5,282 8,896 10,564 17,792 21,128 42,256 84,512 169,024 and 338,048, with no remainder.

Since 338,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 338,048, 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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