Q: Is 850,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 850,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 850,960 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 850960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 176 220 440 880 967 1,934 3,868 4,835 7,736 9,670 10,637 15,472 19,340 21,274 38,680 42,548 53,185 77,360 85,096 106,370 170,192 212,740 425,480 and 850,960, with no remainder.

Since 850,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,960, it is not a prime number.


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