Q: Is 238,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,600 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 238600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 1,193 2,386 4,772 5,965 9,544 11,930 23,860 29,825 47,720 59,650 119,300 and 238,600, with no remainder.

Since 238,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,600, it is not a prime number.


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