Q: Is 238,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,170 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 238170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 51 85 102 170 255 467 510 934 1,401 2,335 2,802 4,670 7,005 7,939 14,010 15,878 23,817 39,695 47,634 79,390 119,085 and 238,170, with no remainder.

Since 238,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,170, it is not a prime number.


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