Q: Is 38,423,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,423,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,423,492 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 38423492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 139 278 556 2,383 4,031 4,766 8,062 9,532 16,124 69,107 138,214 276,428 331,237 662,474 1,324,948 9,605,873 19,211,746 and 38,423,492, with no remainder.

Since 38,423,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,423,492, 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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