Q: Is 513,221,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 513,221,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 513,221,238 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 513221238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 9,504,097 19,008,194 28,512,291 57,024,582 85,536,873 171,073,746 256,610,619 and 513,221,238, with no remainder.

Since 513,221,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 513,221,238, 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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