Q: Is 38,307,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,307,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,307,942 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 38307942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 389 778 1,167 2,334 3,501 5,471 7,002 10,942 16,413 32,826 49,239 98,478 2,128,219 4,256,438 6,384,657 12,769,314 19,153,971 and 38,307,942, with no remainder.

Since 38,307,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,307,942, 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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