Q: Is 239,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,502 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 239502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 179 223 358 446 537 669 1,074 1,338 39,917 79,834 119,751 and 239,502, with no remainder.

Since 239,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,502, 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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