Q: Is 97,968,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 97,968,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 97,968,738 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 97968738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 333,227 666,454 999,681 1,999,362 2,332,589 4,665,178 6,997,767 13,995,534 16,328,123 32,656,246 48,984,369 and 97,968,738, with no remainder.

Since 97,968,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,968,738, 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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