Q: Is 235,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 235,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 235,500 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 235500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 157 250 300 314 375 471 500 628 750 785 942 1,500 1,570 1,884 2,355 3,140 3,925 4,710 7,850 9,420 11,775 15,700 19,625 23,550 39,250 47,100 58,875 78,500 117,750 and 235,500, with no remainder.

Since 235,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,500, 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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