Q: Is 796,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 796,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 796,000 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 796000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 199 200 250 398 400 500 796 800 995 1,000 1,592 1,990 2,000 3,184 3,980 4,000 4,975 6,368 7,960 9,950 15,920 19,900 24,875 31,840 39,800 49,750 79,600 99,500 159,200 199,000 398,000 and 796,000, with no remainder.

Since 796,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 796,000, it is not a prime number.


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