Q: Is 856,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 856,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 856,400 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 856400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 2,141 4,282 8,564 10,705 17,128 21,410 34,256 42,820 53,525 85,640 107,050 171,280 214,100 428,200 and 856,400, with no remainder.

Since 856,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 856,400, 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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