Q: Is 238,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,500 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 238500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 53 60 75 90 100 106 125 150 159 180 212 225 250 265 300 318 375 450 477 500 530 636 750 795 900 954 1,060 1,125 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,908 2,250 2,385 2,650 3,180 3,975 4,500 4,770 5,300 6,625 7,950 9,540 11,925 13,250 15,900 19,875 23,850 26,500 39,750 47,700 59,625 79,500 119,250 and 238,500, with no remainder.

Since 238,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,500, it is not a prime number.


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