Q: Is 209,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 209,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 209,500 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 209500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 419 500 838 1,676 2,095 4,190 8,380 10,475 20,950 41,900 52,375 104,750 and 209,500, with no remainder.

Since 209,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 209,500, 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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