Q: Is 4,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,238 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 4238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 163 326 2,119 and 4,238, with no remainder.

Since 4,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,238, it is not a prime number.


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