Q: Is 238,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,700 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 238700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 31 35 44 50 55 62 70 77 100 110 124 140 154 155 175 217 220 275 308 310 341 350 385 434 550 620 682 700 770 775 868 1,085 1,100 1,364 1,540 1,550 1,705 1,925 2,170 2,387 3,100 3,410 3,850 4,340 4,774 5,425 6,820 7,700 8,525 9,548 10,850 11,935 17,050 21,700 23,870 34,100 47,740 59,675 119,350 and 238,700, with no remainder.

Since 238,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,700, it is not a prime number.


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