Q: Is 889,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 889,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 889,000 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 889000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 127 140 175 200 250 254 280 350 500 508 635 700 875 889 1,000 1,016 1,270 1,400 1,750 1,778 2,540 3,175 3,500 3,556 4,445 5,080 6,350 7,000 7,112 8,890 12,700 15,875 17,780 22,225 25,400 31,750 35,560 44,450 63,500 88,900 111,125 127,000 177,800 222,250 444,500 and 889,000, with no remainder.

Since 889,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,000, it is not a prime number.


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