Q: Is 38,118,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,118,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,118,972 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 38118972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 157 314 471 628 942 1,884 20,233 40,466 60,699 80,932 121,398 242,796 3,176,581 6,353,162 9,529,743 12,706,324 19,059,486 and 38,118,972, with no remainder.

Since 38,118,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,118,972, 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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