Q: Is 119,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 119,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 119,500 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 119500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 239 250 478 500 956 1,195 2,390 4,780 5,975 11,950 23,900 29,875 59,750 and 119,500, with no remainder.

Since 119,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,500, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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