Q: Is 374,465,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 374,465,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 374,465,238 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 374465238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 8,915,839 17,831,678 26,747,517 53,495,034 62,410,873 124,821,746 187,232,619 and 374,465,238, with no remainder.

Since 374,465,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 374,465,238, 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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