Q: Is 839,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 839,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 839,000 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 839000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 500 839 1,000 1,678 3,356 4,195 6,712 8,390 16,780 20,975 33,560 41,950 83,900 104,875 167,800 209,750 419,500 and 839,000, with no remainder.

Since 839,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 839,000, it is not a prime number.


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