Q: Is 420,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,238 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 420238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 182 2,309 4,618 16,163 30,017 32,326 60,034 210,119 and 420,238, with no remainder.

Since 420,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,238, it is not a prime number.


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