Q: Is 239,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,072 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 239072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 32 62 124 241 248 482 496 964 992 1,928 3,856 7,471 7,712 14,942 29,884 59,768 119,536 and 239,072, with no remainder.

Since 239,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,072, 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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