Q: Is 101,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,238 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 101238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 359 718 1,077 2,154 16,873 33,746 50,619 and 101,238, with no remainder.

Since 101,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,238, it is not a prime number.


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