Q: Is 69,238,977 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 69,238,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 69,238,977 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 69238977 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 163 489 2,771 8,313 8,329 24,987 141,593 424,779 1,357,627 4,072,881 23,079,659 and 69,238,977, with no remainder.

Since 69,238,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 69,238,977, 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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