A Prime number is defined as a number thats divisible only by 1 and by itself.
So you have to check ...
Is 38 divisible by 1 ?
Yes, it is 38 x 1 = 38
It 38 divisible by itself ?
Again, yes : 1 x 38 = 38
Now comes the tricky part ....
You have to find out if 38 is divisible by something else than 1 and 38 ...
Theres a rule, for example, for numbers divisible by 3 : If the sum of the individual numbers is divisible by 3, the whole number is ... but 11 isn´t divisible by 3, so 38 also isn't.
Then, wait .... 38 is an even number, since 37 and 39 aren't.
Even numbers are divisible by 2.
38 / 2 = 19
19 is a prime number.
38 isn't.
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The prime factors of the number 38 are 2 and 19.
67 is a prime number; 38, like every even number greater than 2, is a composite number.
No. 76 / 2 = 38
It is a composite number.
76 is an even number so it is divisible by 2, so 2 is the first prime factor.76/2 = 38, and 38 is an even number divisible by 2, so 2is the next prime factor.38/2 = 19, and 19 is a prime number, so 19 is the next prime factor.The prime factorization of 76 is 2 x 2 x 19.