Q: Is 101,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,600 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 101600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 127 160 200 254 400 508 635 800 1,016 1,270 2,032 2,540 3,175 4,064 5,080 6,350 10,160 12,700 20,320 25,400 50,800 and 101,600, with no remainder.

Since 101,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,600, it is not a prime number.


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