Q: Is 37,439,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,439,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,439,997 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 37439997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 151 453 1,057 3,171 11,807 35,421 82,649 247,947 1,782,857 5,348,571 12,479,999 and 37,439,997, with no remainder.

Since 37,439,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,439,997, 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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