Q: Is 37,427,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,427,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,427,248 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 37427248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 467 934 1,868 3,736 5,009 7,472 10,018 20,036 40,072 80,144 2,339,203 4,678,406 9,356,812 18,713,624 and 37,427,248, with no remainder.

Since 37,427,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,427,248, 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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