Q: Is 83,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 83,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 83,000 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 83000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 83 100 125 166 200 250 332 415 500 664 830 1,000 1,660 2,075 3,320 4,150 8,300 10,375 16,600 20,750 41,500 and 83,000, with no remainder.

Since 83,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,000, 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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