Q: Is 77,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,238 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 77238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 613 1,226 1,839 3,678 4,291 5,517 8,582 11,034 12,873 25,746 38,619 and 77,238, with no remainder.

Since 77,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,238, it is not a prime number.


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