Q: Is 57,240,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 57,240,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 57,240,238 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 57240238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 506 113,123 226,246 1,244,353 2,488,706 2,601,829 5,203,658 28,620,119 and 57,240,238, with no remainder.

Since 57,240,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,240,238, 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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