Q: Is 38,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,480 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 38480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 37 40 52 65 74 80 104 130 148 185 208 260 296 370 481 520 592 740 962 1,040 1,480 1,924 2,405 2,960 3,848 4,810 7,696 9,620 19,240 and 38,480, with no remainder.

Since 38,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,480, 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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