Q: Is 237,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,870 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 237870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 881 1,762 2,643 4,405 5,286 7,929 8,810 13,215 15,858 23,787 26,430 39,645 47,574 79,290 118,935 and 237,870, with no remainder.

Since 237,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,870, 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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