Q: Is 38,721,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,721,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,721,678 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 38721678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,613 3,226 4,001 4,839 8,002 9,678 12,003 24,006 6,453,613 12,907,226 19,360,839 and 38,721,678, with no remainder.

Since 38,721,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,721,678, 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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