Q: Is 237,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,000 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 237000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 79 100 120 125 150 158 200 237 250 300 316 375 395 474 500 600 632 750 790 948 1,000 1,185 1,500 1,580 1,896 1,975 2,370 3,000 3,160 3,950 4,740 5,925 7,900 9,480 9,875 11,850 15,800 19,750 23,700 29,625 39,500 47,400 59,250 79,000 118,500 and 237,000, with no remainder.

Since 237,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,000, it is not a prime number.


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