Q: Is 132,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,000 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 132000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 25 30 32 33 40 44 48 50 55 60 66 75 80 88 96 100 110 120 125 132 150 160 165 176 200 220 240 250 264 275 300 330 352 375 400 440 480 500 528 550 600 660 750 800 825 880 1,000 1,056 1,100 1,200 1,320 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,760 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,640 2,750 3,000 3,300 4,000 4,125 4,400 5,280 5,500 6,000 6,600 8,250 8,800 11,000 12,000 13,200 16,500 22,000 26,400 33,000 44,000 66,000 and 132,000, with no remainder.

Since 132,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,000, it is not a prime number.


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