Q: Is 111,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 111,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 111,000 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 111000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 37 40 50 60 74 75 100 111 120 125 148 150 185 200 222 250 296 300 370 375 444 500 555 600 740 750 888 925 1,000 1,110 1,480 1,500 1,850 2,220 2,775 3,000 3,700 4,440 4,625 5,550 7,400 9,250 11,100 13,875 18,500 22,200 27,750 37,000 55,500 and 111,000, with no remainder.

Since 111,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,000, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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