Q: Is 238,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,550 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 238550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 25 26 50 65 130 325 367 650 734 1,835 3,670 4,771 9,175 9,542 18,350 23,855 47,710 119,275 and 238,550, with no remainder.

Since 238,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,550, 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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