Q: Is 851,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 851,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 851,048 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 851048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 44 76 88 152 209 418 509 836 1,018 1,672 2,036 4,072 5,599 9,671 11,198 19,342 22,396 38,684 44,792 77,368 106,381 212,762 425,524 and 851,048, with no remainder.

Since 851,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 851,048, 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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