Q: Is 292,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 292,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 292,000 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 292000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 73 80 100 125 146 160 200 250 292 365 400 500 584 730 800 1,000 1,168 1,460 1,825 2,000 2,336 2,920 3,650 4,000 5,840 7,300 9,125 11,680 14,600 18,250 29,200 36,500 58,400 73,000 146,000 and 292,000, with no remainder.

Since 292,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 292,000, 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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