Q: Is 237,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,968 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 237968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 107 139 214 278 428 556 856 1,112 1,712 2,224 14,873 29,746 59,492 118,984 and 237,968, with no remainder.

Since 237,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,968, it is not a prime number.


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