Q: Is 236,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 236,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 236,000 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 236000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 59 80 100 118 125 160 200 236 250 295 400 472 500 590 800 944 1,000 1,180 1,475 1,888 2,000 2,360 2,950 4,000 4,720 5,900 7,375 9,440 11,800 14,750 23,600 29,500 47,200 59,000 118,000 and 236,000, with no remainder.

Since 236,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,000, it is not a prime number.


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