Q: Is 85,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,250 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 85250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 25 31 50 55 62 110 125 155 250 275 310 341 550 682 775 1,375 1,550 1,705 2,750 3,410 3,875 7,750 8,525 17,050 42,625 and 85,250, with no remainder.

Since 85,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,250, 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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