Q: Is 126,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,800 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 126800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 317 400 634 1,268 1,585 2,536 3,170 5,072 6,340 7,925 12,680 15,850 25,360 31,700 63,400 and 126,800, with no remainder.

Since 126,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,800, 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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