Q: Is 235,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 235,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 235,960 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 235960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 347 680 694 1,388 1,735 2,776 3,470 5,899 6,940 11,798 13,880 23,596 29,495 47,192 58,990 117,980 and 235,960, with no remainder.

Since 235,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,960, it is not a prime number.


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