Q: Is 237,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,678 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 237678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,659 11,318 16,977 33,954 39,613 79,226 118,839 and 237,678, with no remainder.

Since 237,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,678, 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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