Q: Is 108,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 108,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 108,500 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 108500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 50 62 70 100 124 125 140 155 175 217 250 310 350 434 500 620 700 775 868 875 1,085 1,550 1,750 2,170 3,100 3,500 3,875 4,340 5,425 7,750 10,850 15,500 21,700 27,125 54,250 and 108,500, with no remainder.

Since 108,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 108,500, it is not a prime number.


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