Q: Is 84,908,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 84,908,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 84,908,248 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 84908248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 919 1,838 3,676 7,352 11,549 23,098 46,196 92,392 10,613,531 21,227,062 42,454,124 and 84,908,248, with no remainder.

Since 84,908,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,908,248, 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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