Q: Is 284,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 284,000 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 284000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 71 80 100 125 142 160 200 250 284 355 400 500 568 710 800 1,000 1,136 1,420 1,775 2,000 2,272 2,840 3,550 4,000 5,680 7,100 8,875 11,360 14,200 17,750 28,400 35,500 56,800 71,000 142,000 and 284,000, with no remainder.
Since 284,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,000, it is not a prime number.