Q: Is 301,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 301,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 301,000 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 301000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 43 50 56 70 86 100 125 140 172 175 200 215 250 280 301 344 350 430 500 602 700 860 875 1,000 1,075 1,204 1,400 1,505 1,720 1,750 2,150 2,408 3,010 3,500 4,300 5,375 6,020 7,000 7,525 8,600 10,750 12,040 15,050 21,500 30,100 37,625 43,000 60,200 75,250 150,500 and 301,000, with no remainder.

Since 301,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,000, it is not a prime number.


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