Q: Is 238,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,948 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 238948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 41 47 62 82 94 124 164 188 1,271 1,457 1,927 2,542 2,914 3,854 5,084 5,828 7,708 59,737 119,474 and 238,948, with no remainder.

Since 238,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,948, it is not a prime number.


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