Q: Is 982,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 982,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 982,000 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 982000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 491 500 982 1,000 1,964 2,000 2,455 3,928 4,910 7,856 9,820 12,275 19,640 24,550 39,280 49,100 61,375 98,200 122,750 196,400 245,500 491,000 and 982,000, with no remainder.

Since 982,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,000, it is not a prime number.


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