Q: Is 85,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,340 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 85340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 251 340 502 1,004 1,255 2,510 4,267 5,020 8,534 17,068 21,335 42,670 and 85,340, with no remainder.

Since 85,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,340, it is not a prime number.


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Number 85,33885,33985,34185,342
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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