Q: Is 38,243,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,243,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,243,421 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 38243421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 459 1,377 27,773 83,319 249,957 472,141 749,871 1,416,423 2,249,613 4,249,269 12,747,807 and 38,243,421, with no remainder.

Since 38,243,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,243,421, 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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