Q: Is 206,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 206,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 206,000 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 206000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 103 125 200 206 250 400 412 500 515 824 1,000 1,030 1,648 2,000 2,060 2,575 4,120 5,150 8,240 10,300 12,875 20,600 25,750 41,200 51,500 103,000 and 206,000, with no remainder.

Since 206,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 206,000, 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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