Q: Is 239,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,848 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 239848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 4,283 8,566 17,132 29,981 34,264 59,962 119,924 and 239,848, with no remainder.

Since 239,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,848, it is not a prime number.


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