Q: Is 236,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 236,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 236,842 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 236842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 1,499 2,998 118,421 and 236,842, with no remainder.

Since 236,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,842, it is not a prime number.


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