Q: Is 387,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 387,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 387,500 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 387500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 100 124 125 155 250 310 500 620 625 775 1,250 1,550 2,500 3,100 3,125 3,875 6,250 7,750 12,500 15,500 19,375 38,750 77,500 96,875 193,750 and 387,500, with no remainder.

Since 387,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,500, 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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