Q: Is 212,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,000 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 212000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 53 80 100 106 125 160 200 212 250 265 400 424 500 530 800 848 1,000 1,060 1,325 1,696 2,000 2,120 2,650 4,000 4,240 5,300 6,625 8,480 10,600 13,250 21,200 26,500 42,400 53,000 106,000 and 212,000, with no remainder.

Since 212,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,000, it is not a prime number.


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