Q: Is 235,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 235,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 235,940 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 235940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 47 94 188 235 251 470 502 940 1,004 1,255 2,510 5,020 11,797 23,594 47,188 58,985 117,970 and 235,940, with no remainder.

Since 235,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,940, it is not a prime number.


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