Q: Is 235,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 235,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 235,000 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 235000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 94 100 125 188 200 235 250 376 470 500 625 940 1,000 1,175 1,250 1,880 2,350 2,500 4,700 5,000 5,875 9,400 11,750 23,500 29,375 47,000 58,750 117,500 and 235,000, with no remainder.

Since 235,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,000, 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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