Q: Is 238,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,240 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 238240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,489 2,978 5,956 7,445 11,912 14,890 23,824 29,780 47,648 59,560 119,120 and 238,240, with no remainder.

Since 238,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,240, 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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