Q: Is 84,238,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 84,238,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 84,238,238 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 84238238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,381 2,762 4,357 8,714 9,667 19,334 30,499 60,998 6,017,017 12,034,034 42,119,119 and 84,238,238, with no remainder.

Since 84,238,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,238,238, 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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