Q: Is 239,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,960 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 239960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 857 1,714 3,428 4,285 5,999 6,856 8,570 11,998 17,140 23,996 29,995 34,280 47,992 59,990 119,980 and 239,960, with no remainder.

Since 239,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,960, it is not a prime number.


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