Q: Is 958,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 958,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 958,000 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 958000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 479 500 958 1,000 1,916 2,000 2,395 3,832 4,790 7,664 9,580 11,975 19,160 23,950 38,320 47,900 59,875 95,800 119,750 191,600 239,500 479,000 and 958,000, with no remainder.

Since 958,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 958,000, it is not a prime number.


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