Q: Is 5,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,238 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 5238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 97 194 291 582 873 1,746 2,619 and 5,238, with no remainder.

Since 5,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,238, it is not a prime number.


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