Q: Is 247,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 247,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 247,000 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 247000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 19 20 25 26 38 40 50 52 65 76 95 100 104 125 130 152 190 200 247 250 260 325 380 475 494 500 520 650 760 950 988 1,000 1,235 1,300 1,625 1,900 1,976 2,375 2,470 2,600 3,250 3,800 4,750 4,940 6,175 6,500 9,500 9,880 12,350 13,000 19,000 24,700 30,875 49,400 61,750 123,500 and 247,000, with no remainder.

Since 247,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,000, it is not a prime number.


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