Q: Is 238,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,005 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 238005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 41 43 45 123 129 135 205 215 369 387 615 645 1,107 1,161 1,763 1,845 1,935 5,289 5,535 5,805 8,815 15,867 26,445 47,601 79,335 and 238,005, with no remainder.

Since 238,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,005, it is not a prime number.


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