Q: Is 185,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 185,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 185,000 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 185000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 37 40 50 74 100 125 148 185 200 250 296 370 500 625 740 925 1,000 1,250 1,480 1,850 2,500 3,700 4,625 5,000 7,400 9,250 18,500 23,125 37,000 46,250 92,500 and 185,000, with no remainder.

Since 185,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 185,000, it is not a prime number.


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