Q: Is 236,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 236,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 236,968 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 236968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 1,559 3,118 6,236 12,472 29,621 59,242 118,484 and 236,968, with no remainder.

Since 236,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,968, it is not a prime number.


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