Q: Is 238,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,548 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 238548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 103 193 206 309 386 412 579 618 772 1,158 1,236 2,316 19,879 39,758 59,637 79,516 119,274 and 238,548, with no remainder.

Since 238,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,548, it is not a prime number.


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