Q: Is 538,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,038 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 538038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 71 142 213 421 426 639 842 1,263 1,278 2,526 3,789 7,578 29,891 59,782 89,673 179,346 269,019 and 538,038, with no remainder.

Since 538,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,038, 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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