Q: Is 239,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,946 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 239946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 197 203 394 406 591 609 1,182 1,218 1,379 2,758 4,137 5,713 8,274 11,426 17,139 34,278 39,991 79,982 119,973 and 239,946, with no remainder.

Since 239,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,946, it is not a prime number.


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