Q: Is 136,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 136,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 136,000 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 136000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 125 136 160 170 200 250 272 320 340 400 425 500 544 680 800 850 1,000 1,088 1,360 1,600 1,700 2,000 2,125 2,720 3,400 4,000 4,250 5,440 6,800 8,000 8,500 13,600 17,000 27,200 34,000 68,000 and 136,000, with no remainder.

Since 136,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 136,000, it is not a prime number.


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