Q: Is 238,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,800 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 238800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 199 200 240 300 398 400 597 600 796 995 1,194 1,200 1,592 1,990 2,388 2,985 3,184 3,980 4,776 4,975 5,970 7,960 9,552 9,950 11,940 14,925 15,920 19,900 23,880 29,850 39,800 47,760 59,700 79,600 119,400 and 238,800, with no remainder.

Since 238,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,800, it is not a prime number.


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