Q: Is 232,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 232,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 232,720 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 232720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 2,909 5,818 11,636 14,545 23,272 29,090 46,544 58,180 116,360 and 232,720, with no remainder.

Since 232,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,720, 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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