Q: Is 96,958,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,958,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,958,428 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 96958428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 1,154,267 2,308,534 3,462,801 4,617,068 6,925,602 8,079,869 13,851,204 16,159,738 24,239,607 32,319,476 48,479,214 and 96,958,428, with no remainder.

Since 96,958,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,958,428, 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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