Q: Is 38,868,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,868,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,868,498 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 38868498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 239,929 479,858 719,787 1,439,574 2,159,361 4,318,722 6,478,083 12,956,166 19,434,249 and 38,868,498, with no remainder.

Since 38,868,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,868,498, 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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