Q: Is 237,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,500 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 237500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 125 190 250 380 475 500 625 950 1,250 1,900 2,375 2,500 3,125 4,750 6,250 9,500 11,875 12,500 23,750 47,500 59,375 118,750 and 237,500, with no remainder.

Since 237,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,500, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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