Q: Is 850,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 850,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 850,008 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 850008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 107 214 321 331 428 642 662 856 993 1,284 1,324 1,986 2,568 2,648 3,972 7,944 35,417 70,834 106,251 141,668 212,502 283,336 425,004 and 850,008, with no remainder.

Since 850,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,008, it is not a prime number.


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