Q: Is 11,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,800 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 11800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 59 100 118 200 236 295 472 590 1,180 1,475 2,360 2,950 5,900 and 11,800, with no remainder.

Since 11,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,800, it is not a prime number.


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