Q: Is 480,138,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 480,138,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 480,138,268 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 480138268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 89 116 178 356 2,581 5,162 10,324 46,507 93,014 186,028 1,348,703 2,697,406 4,139,123 5,394,812 8,278,246 16,556,492 120,034,567 240,069,134 and 480,138,268, with no remainder.

Since 480,138,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,138,268, 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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