Q: Is 59,377,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,377,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,377,948 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 59377948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 443 886 1,772 3,101 4,787 6,202 9,574 12,404 19,148 33,509 67,018 134,036 2,120,641 4,241,282 8,482,564 14,844,487 29,688,974 and 59,377,948, with no remainder.

Since 59,377,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,377,948, 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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