Q: Is 38,120,956 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,120,956 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,120,956 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 38120956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,667 3,334 5,717 6,668 11,434 22,868 9,530,239 19,060,478 and 38,120,956, with no remainder.

Since 38,120,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,120,956, 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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