Q: Is 238,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,672 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 238672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,131 4,262 8,524 14,917 17,048 29,834 34,096 59,668 119,336 and 238,672, with no remainder.

Since 238,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,672, it is not a prime number.


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