Q: Is 238,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,602 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 238602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 19 21 23 26 38 39 42 46 57 69 78 91 114 133 138 161 182 247 266 273 299 322 399 437 483 494 546 598 741 798 874 897 966 1,311 1,482 1,729 1,794 2,093 2,622 3,059 3,458 4,186 5,187 5,681 6,118 6,279 9,177 10,374 11,362 12,558 17,043 18,354 34,086 39,767 79,534 119,301 and 238,602, with no remainder.

Since 238,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,602, 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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