Q: Is 688,850,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 688,850,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 688,850,238 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 688850238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 3,102,929 6,205,858 9,308,787 18,617,574 114,808,373 229,616,746 344,425,119 and 688,850,238, with no remainder.

Since 688,850,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,850,238, 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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