Q: Is 852,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 852,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 852,000 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 852000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 71 75 80 96 100 120 125 142 150 160 200 213 240 250 284 300 355 375 400 426 480 500 568 600 710 750 800 852 1,000 1,065 1,136 1,200 1,420 1,500 1,704 1,775 2,000 2,130 2,272 2,400 2,840 3,000 3,408 3,550 4,000 4,260 5,325 5,680 6,000 6,816 7,100 8,520 8,875 10,650 11,360 12,000 14,200 17,040 17,750 21,300 26,625 28,400 34,080 35,500 42,600 53,250 56,800 71,000 85,200 106,500 142,000 170,400 213,000 284,000 426,000 and 852,000, with no remainder.

Since 852,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 852,000, it is not a prime number.


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