Q: Is 429,387,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 429,387,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 429,387,238 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 429387238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 53 106 371 742 578,689 1,157,378 4,050,823 8,101,646 30,670,517 61,341,034 214,693,619 and 429,387,238, with no remainder.

Since 429,387,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,387,238, 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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