Q: Is 204,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,800 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 204800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 512 640 800 1,024 1,280 1,600 2,048 2,560 3,200 4,096 5,120 6,400 8,192 10,240 12,800 20,480 25,600 40,960 51,200 102,400 and 204,800, with no remainder.

Since 204,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,800, 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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