Q: Is 850,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 850,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 850,700 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 850700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 47 50 94 100 181 188 235 362 470 724 905 940 1,175 1,810 2,350 3,620 4,525 4,700 8,507 9,050 17,014 18,100 34,028 42,535 85,070 170,140 212,675 425,350 and 850,700, with no remainder.

Since 850,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,700, 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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