Q: Is 201,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 201,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 201,000 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 201000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 67 75 100 120 125 134 150 200 201 250 268 300 335 375 402 500 536 600 670 750 804 1,000 1,005 1,340 1,500 1,608 1,675 2,010 2,680 3,000 3,350 4,020 5,025 6,700 8,040 8,375 10,050 13,400 16,750 20,100 25,125 33,500 40,200 50,250 67,000 100,500 and 201,000, with no remainder.

Since 201,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,000, it is not a prime number.


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