Q: Is 1,996,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,996,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,996,000 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 1996000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 499 500 800 998 1,000 1,996 2,000 2,495 3,992 4,000 4,990 7,984 9,980 12,475 15,968 19,960 24,950 39,920 49,900 62,375 79,840 99,800 124,750 199,600 249,500 399,200 499,000 998,000 and 1,996,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,996,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,996,000, 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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