Q: Is 718,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 718,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 718,000 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 718000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 359 400 500 718 1,000 1,436 1,795 2,000 2,872 3,590 5,744 7,180 8,975 14,360 17,950 28,720 35,900 44,875 71,800 89,750 143,600 179,500 359,000 and 718,000, with no remainder.

Since 718,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 718,000, it is not a prime number.


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