Q: Is 208,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,500 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 208500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 139 150 250 278 300 375 417 500 556 695 750 834 1,390 1,500 1,668 2,085 2,780 3,475 4,170 6,950 8,340 10,425 13,900 17,375 20,850 34,750 41,700 52,125 69,500 104,250 and 208,500, with no remainder.

Since 208,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,500, it is not a prime number.


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