Q: Is 238,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,000 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 238000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 25 28 34 35 40 50 56 68 70 80 85 100 112 119 125 136 140 170 175 200 238 250 272 280 340 350 400 425 476 500 560 595 680 700 850 875 952 1,000 1,190 1,360 1,400 1,700 1,750 1,904 2,000 2,125 2,380 2,800 2,975 3,400 3,500 4,250 4,760 5,950 6,800 7,000 8,500 9,520 11,900 14,000 14,875 17,000 23,800 29,750 34,000 47,600 59,500 119,000 and 238,000, with no remainder.

Since 238,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,000, it is not a prime number.


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