Q: Is 985,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 985,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 985,000 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 985000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 197 200 250 394 500 625 788 985 1,000 1,250 1,576 1,970 2,500 3,940 4,925 5,000 7,880 9,850 19,700 24,625 39,400 49,250 98,500 123,125 197,000 246,250 492,500 and 985,000, with no remainder.

Since 985,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 985,000, it is not a prime number.


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