Q: Is 538,736,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,736,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,736,708 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 538736708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 79 157 158 314 316 628 10,859 12,403 21,718 24,806 43,436 49,612 857,861 1,704,863 1,715,722 3,409,726 3,431,444 6,819,452 134,684,177 269,368,354 and 538,736,708, with no remainder.

Since 538,736,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,736,708, 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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