Q: Is 829,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 829,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 829,940 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 829940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 2,441 4,882 9,764 12,205 24,410 41,497 48,820 82,994 165,988 207,485 414,970 and 829,940, with no remainder.

Since 829,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 829,940, it is not a prime number.


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