Q: Is 538,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,408 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 538408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 31 52 62 104 124 167 248 334 403 668 806 1,336 1,612 2,171 3,224 4,342 5,177 8,684 10,354 17,368 20,708 41,416 67,301 134,602 269,204 and 538,408, with no remainder.

Since 538,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,408, 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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