Q: Is 601,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 601,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 601,600 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 601600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 47 50 64 80 94 100 128 160 188 200 235 256 320 376 400 470 512 640 752 800 940 1,175 1,280 1,504 1,600 1,880 2,350 2,560 3,008 3,200 3,760 4,700 6,016 6,400 7,520 9,400 12,032 12,800 15,040 18,800 24,064 30,080 37,600 60,160 75,200 120,320 150,400 300,800 and 601,600, with no remainder.

Since 601,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,600, it is not a prime number.


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