Q: Is 237,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,996 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 237996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 601 1,202 1,803 2,404 3,606 5,409 6,611 7,212 10,818 13,222 19,833 21,636 26,444 39,666 59,499 79,332 118,998 and 237,996, with no remainder.

Since 237,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,996, 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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