Q: Is 688,344,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 688,344,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 688,344,138 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 688344138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 1,662,667 3,325,334 4,988,001 9,976,002 14,964,003 29,928,006 38,241,341 76,482,682 114,724,023 229,448,046 344,172,069 and 688,344,138, with no remainder.

Since 688,344,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,344,138, 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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