Q: Is 238,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,300 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 238300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 2,383 4,766 9,532 11,915 23,830 47,660 59,575 119,150 and 238,300, with no remainder.

Since 238,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,300, it is not a prime number.


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