Q: Is 237,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,846 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 237846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 809 1,618 2,427 4,854 5,663 11,326 16,989 33,978 39,641 79,282 118,923 and 237,846, with no remainder.

Since 237,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,846, 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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