Q: Is 38,478,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,478,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,478,998 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 38478998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 31 58 62 899 1,798 21,401 42,802 620,629 663,431 1,241,258 1,326,862 19,239,499 and 38,478,998, with no remainder.

Since 38,478,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,478,998, 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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