Q: Is 239,499 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,499 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,499 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 239499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 39 69 89 117 207 267 299 801 897 1,157 2,047 2,691 3,471 6,141 10,413 18,423 26,611 79,833 and 239,499, with no remainder.

Since 239,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,499, 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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