Q: Is 97,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 97,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 97,000 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 97000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 97 100 125 194 200 250 388 485 500 776 970 1,000 1,940 2,425 3,880 4,850 9,700 12,125 19,400 24,250 48,500 and 97,000, with no remainder.

Since 97,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,000, it is not a prime number.


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