Q: Is 252,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 252,000 is 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 252000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 56 60 63 70 72 75 80 84 90 96 100 105 112 120 125 126 140 144 150 160 168 175 180 200 210 224 225 240 250 252 280 288 300 315 336 350 360 375 400 420 450 480 500 504 525 560 600 630 672 700 720 750 800 840 875 900 1,000 1,008 1,050 1,120 1,125 1,200 1,260 1,400 1,440 1,500 1,575 1,680 1,750 1,800 2,000 2,016 2,100 2,250 2,400 2,520 2,625 2,800 3,000 3,150 3,360 3,500 3,600 4,000 4,200 4,500 5,040 5,250 5,600 6,000 6,300 7,000 7,200 7,875 8,400 9,000 10,080 10,500 12,000 12,600 14,000 15,750 16,800 18,000 21,000 25,200 28,000 31,500 36,000 42,000 50,400 63,000 84,000 126,000 and 252,000, with no remainder.
Since 252,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,000, it is not a prime number.