Q: Is 238,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,940 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 238940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 919 1,838 3,676 4,595 9,190 11,947 18,380 23,894 47,788 59,735 119,470 and 238,940, with no remainder.

Since 238,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,940, it is not a prime number.


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