Q: Is 850,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 850,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 850,004 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 850004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 212,501 425,002 and 850,004, with no remainder.

Since 850,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	850,002	850,003	850,005	850,006
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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