Q: Is 238,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,400 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 238400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 149 160 200 298 320 400 596 745 800 1,192 1,490 1,600 2,384 2,980 3,725 4,768 5,960 7,450 9,536 11,920 14,900 23,840 29,800 47,680 59,600 119,200 and 238,400, with no remainder.

Since 238,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,400, it is not a prime number.


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