Q: Is 38,204,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,204,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,204,502 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 38204502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 909,631 1,819,262 2,728,893 5,457,786 6,367,417 12,734,834 19,102,251 and 38,204,502, with no remainder.

Since 38,204,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,204,502, 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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