Q: Is 359,038,869 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 359,038,869 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,038,869 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 359038869 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 31 93 217 651 551,519 1,654,557 3,860,633 11,581,899 17,097,089 51,291,267 119,679,623 and 359,038,869, with no remainder.

Since 359,038,869 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,038,869, 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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