Q: Is 43,400,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,400,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,400,238 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 43400238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,033,339 2,066,678 3,100,017 6,200,034 7,233,373 14,466,746 21,700,119 and 43,400,238, with no remainder.

Since 43,400,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,400,238, 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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