Q: Is 238,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,720 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 238720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 373 640 746 1,492 1,865 2,984 3,730 5,968 7,460 11,936 14,920 23,872 29,840 47,744 59,680 119,360 and 238,720, with no remainder.

Since 238,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,720, 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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