Q: Is 738,476,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 738,476,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 738,476,268 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 738476268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 3,238,931 6,477,862 9,716,793 12,955,724 19,433,586 38,867,172 61,539,689 123,079,378 184,619,067 246,158,756 369,238,134 and 738,476,268, with no remainder.

Since 738,476,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 738,476,268, 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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