Q: Is 106,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 106,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 106,000 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 106000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 53 80 100 106 125 200 212 250 265 400 424 500 530 848 1,000 1,060 1,325 2,000 2,120 2,650 4,240 5,300 6,625 10,600 13,250 21,200 26,500 53,000 and 106,000, with no remainder.

Since 106,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,000, it is not a prime number.


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