Q: Is 85,321,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,321,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,321,238 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 85321238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 379 758 3,631 7,262 11,749 23,498 112,561 225,122 1,376,149 2,752,298 42,660,619 and 85,321,238, with no remainder.

Since 85,321,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,321,238, 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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