Q: Is 233,980 a Prime Number?

A: No, 233,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 233,980 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 233980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 11,699 23,398 46,796 58,495 116,990 and 233,980, with no remainder.

Since 233,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 233,980, it is not a prime number.

Number	233,978	233,979	233,981	233,982
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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