Q: Is 208,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,940 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 208940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 337 620 674 1,348 1,685 3,370 6,740 10,447 20,894 41,788 52,235 104,470 and 208,940, with no remainder.

Since 208,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,940, it is not a prime number.


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